CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) General Andres C Centino encouraged members of the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to seek out new ways to enhance their warfighting skills.

“I encourage everyone to not only do a great job but also expand your horizons by overcoming your own limits. I am sure that through the guidance of your commander, you will continuously work on the perfection of your core competency that is warfighting which has surely contributed much to the mission accomplishment of the AFP,” he said.

Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City - Eight Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members abandoned their armed struggle and submitted themselves to the military in Sulu on Thursday morning, March 31.

The surrenderees were presented to Maj. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio, Commander of Joint Task Force Sulu and members of Talipao Municipal Task Force to End Local Armed Conflict (MTF-ELAC) at Talipao Municipal Hall, Barangay Bilaan, Talipao, Sulu.

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) acquired a Short Sherpa military transport aircraft previously owned by the Semirara Mining and Power Corporation on Friday, April 1.

The Short Brothers & Harland SD3-30 Aircraft was turned over to the Philippine Army in a ceremony held at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Pasay City.

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City - Filipino and American service members successfully completed the Combined Arms Live Fire Exercises (CALFEX) at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base in Capas, Tarlac on Thursday, March 31. 

The CALFEX was among the highlights of this year’s Balikatan Exercises being conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and United States Indo-Pacific Command from March 28 to April 8, 2022.