CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) conducted the Combined Arms and Littoral Live Fire Exercise (CALLFEX) demonstration as part of the AFP Joint Exercise (AJEX) “DAGIT-PA” on November 15, 2022 at Punta Baja, Rizal, Palawan.

The CALLFEX seeks to enhance the interoperability of Army forces with other branches of service in Joint and Combined Arms operations. It aims to improve the synchronization and integration of available assets, especially in providing support to ground forces to defeat the enemy.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines joins the nationwide launching of the Kadiwa ng Pasko at the Wellness Center inside Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Wednesday, November 16.

Kadiwa ng Pasko project is an initiative of the national government led by the Department of Agriculture aimed at providing a market to the country’s local agricultural producers while at the same time giving the public access to affordable and high-quality products during this yuletide season.

CHANGE OF COMMAND | AFP Chief of Staff LtGen Bartolome Vicente Bacarro presided over the Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony for LtGen Robert Dauz, the Commander of Visayas Command who bowed out of the military on Monday, November 14.

LtGen Dauz served in the Armed Forces of the Philippines for over 38 years of outstanding military career. A member of the Philippine Military Academy “Maringal” Class of 1988, he rose through the ranks from being a Platoon Leader and Company Commander in the 1st Light Armor Battalion. He was also designated in key staff and command positions including as Vice Commander of the Philippine Army and commander of the Armor Division.

LtGen Dauz relinquished his post as Commander of Visayas Command to MGen Benedict Arevalo, the current commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, who will now oversee joint military operations in the Visayas in an acting capacity. (Photos by A2C Castro/PAO, AFP)

Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines (CSAFP) LtGen Bartolome Vicente Bacarro welcomes President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. upon the President's arrival on Monday, November 14 from his participation in the ASEAN Summit in Cambodia.

The CSAFP was joined by Philippine Air Force Commanding General LtGen Connor Anthony Canlas Sr, Philippine Navy Acting Flag Officer-In Command RAdm Caesar Bernard Valencia, and Philippine Army Vice Commander MGen Adonis Bajao. PNP Chief Gen Rodolfo Azurin and PCG Commandant Adm Artemio Abu were also in attendance.///

(Photo by PO3 Viluan Ret/PAO, AFP)