SEND-OFF CEREMONY | The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Lieutenant General Bartolome Vicente Bacarro joined the send-off ceremony for President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr at the Villamor Air Base, Pasay City on Tuesday, January 3.
The AFP welcomes the appointment of Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr as the new Secretary of National Defense.
CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) led by its Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Bartolome Vicente Bacarro participated in the commemoration of the 126th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose P. Rizal on Friday, December 30 at the Rizal National Monument in Manila.
This year’s celebration was anchored on the theme “Rizal: Alaalang Iningatan, Yaman Ngayon ng Bayan''. It was highlighted by the traditional flag raising and wreath laying ceremonies in Rizal Park led by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr as guest of honor and speaker.
CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City—The communist terrorist group suffered significant strategic losses ahead of its anniversary on December 26, as it lost a great number of its guerilla units, leaders, and members.
In 2022, the CTG was reduced to 2,112 members with 1,876 firearms as a result of the AFP’s campaign and the whole-of-nation program being implemented by the NTF-ELCAC. Likewise, their guerilla fronts were reduced to 22 from 89 six years ago. Seventeen of these were already classified as weakened while the remaining five (5) guerilla fronts are now the focus of relentless focused military operations and synergized efforts employing the whole-of-nation approach.
The AFP Chief of Staff LtGen Bartolome Vicente
Bacarro witnessed the signing of the pact establishing the ROTC Games during the joint signing and launching ceremony on Friday, December 23, at the Lapu-Lapu Grandstand in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
