CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) affirmed its commitment to ASEAN security cooperation during the 19th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Meeting-19 (ACDFM-19) in the Ministry of Defense, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from 16-18 March 2022.

The ACDFM is a meeting of Chiefs of Defense of ASEAN member countries that serves as a venue to strategically and comprehensively discuss and assess prominent issues of mutual interests related to common security challenges. It is also a venue for discussions on concerns raised during the ASEAN Summit and the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting (ADMM).

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – Three communist NPA terrorists (CNTs) militia or milisyang bayan (MB) surrendered to 89th Infantry Battalion (89IB) under the 1003rd Brigade of the Philippine Army's 10th Infantry Division (10ID) in Davao de Oro on weekend, April 3.

Military's sincerity and delivery of better government services are the reasons Alias Rustom, Alias Jomar, and Alias Justin (true name withheld for their security) when they surrendered to the soldiers of 89IB in Sitio Peroy Barangay Dagohoy, Talaingod, Davao de Oro. They belonged to the Subregional Guerilla Unit (SRGU), Subregional Committee Five (SRC5) of the NPA's Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC).

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.