NEWS

COURTESY CALL

News Blog 16 May 2023

Eighty-three senior military officers paid their courtesy call to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Martin Romualdez, on May 15. The officers, who all hold ad interim appointments, were led by VAdm Toribio Adaci Jr, the Navy Flag Officer in Command; LtGen Stephen Parreño, Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force; and LtGen Fernyl Buca, Commander of the Northern Luzon Command.

TROOP VISIT | 80th Infantry Battalion and 202nd Infantry Brigade

News Blog 13 May 2023

The Chief of Staff, AFP (CSAFP) General Andres C Centino PA visited the troops of the 80th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division in Baras, Rizal today, May 13. A briefing was provided to the CSAFP wherein he was apprised of the achievements and ongoing efforts of the unit.

DND, AFP, and BCDA strengthen information exchange through forum on modernization

News Blog 12 May 2023

The leadership of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Department of National Defense (DND) aim to strengthen their public information capabilities by enhancing information exchange and linkages among them.

In a message read during the 26th AFP Forum hosted by the BCDA, former Defense Secretary and current BCDA Chairman Delfin N. Lorenzana stressed the significance of government communicators, especially in the defense and security sectors, as “bearers of truthful and accurate information”.

WELCOME CEREMONY

News Blog 11 May 2023

Chief of Staff, AFP General Andres C Centino PA welcomed President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr back at Villamor Air Base, Pasay City, as he arrived from the 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Indonesia.

COMMANDER IN CHIEF | Send-off to Indonesia

News Blog 10 May 2023

General Andres Centino, the Chief of Staff AFP, sends off the President and Commander in Chief, His Excellency Ferdinand Marcos Jr, at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on May 9. President Marcos was headed to Indonesia for the 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit set from May 10 to 11.

General Centino was joined by LtGen Romeo Brawner Jr, Commanding General of the Philippine Army; LtGen Stephen Parreño, Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force; RAdm Mac Raul Racacho, Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command; Admiral Artemio Abu, Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard; and PLtGen Rhodel Sermonia, PNP Deputy Chief for Administration. (Photos by PFC Carmelotes/PAO, AFP)