CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – After years of delay due to the pandemic, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) finally inaugurated the newly-constructed Corps of Professors Building in Camp Aguinaldo on Monday, April 4.

The two-storey building will serve as the Office of the Dean, Corps of Professors, AFP (ODCOP, AFP) led by Colonel Stephen V Agtoto. It was a project passed down to him by former deans and pioneering members of the ODCOP, AFP headed by Brigadier General Archimedes Viaje in 2011.

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.