CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – Philippine and United States armed forces conducted a bilateral amphibious exercise (AMPHIBEX) on March 31, 2022 in the vicinity of Claveria, Cagayan Valley as part of the 37th iteration of Philippine-US Exercise Balikatan.

AMPHIBEX involves the movement of assault amphibious vehicles (AAVs) from L-class ships to shore. It requires the vertical insertion of troops using different air assets of both armed forces. The activity demonstrated the bilateral force’s ability to seize a littoral objective as part of a complex, combined arms operations between Philippine and US ground, naval, and aviation assets.

CAMP AGUINALDO QUEZON CITY- Four learning facilities at different schools in Cagayan and Isabela are being built by combined troops of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States Indo-Pacific Command under the Engineering Civic Action Projects (ENCAP) of the Balikatan 37-2022.

The construction of the buildings kicked off with a simultaneous groundbreaking ceremony on March 7, 2022. Troops aim to finish building the facilities towards the end of the Balikatan Exercises.

Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City - Twelve Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), including a sub-leader and his deputy, decided to abandon their armed struggle and return to the fold of the law in Maguindanao on March 30, 2022.

According to Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., Commander of the AFP's Western Mindanao Command (WESTMINCOM), Anwar Pegas, a sub-leader of the BIFF-Karialan Faction; Zukarno Sailila, his deputy; and 10 of their followers voluntarily surrendered to Lt. Col. Edwin Alburo, Commanding Officer of the 40th Infantry Battalion (40IB) at 40IB headquarters in Barangay Kabengi, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao.

CAMP AGUINALDO, QUEZON CITY - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Andres C Centino enjoins all soldiers to always be in shape and to be at their best in performing their mandate of protecting the people and securing the state.

In his visit to the Joint Task Force – National Capital Region (JTF-NCR) under Brig. General Marceliano Teofilo on March 30, General Centino commended the military and civilian personnel of the JTF-NCR for successfully performing their mandate and pressed them to perform at their highest level.