The said construction projects are part of the ongoing 38th iteration of Balikatan which involves more than 17,000 Filipino and U.S. soldiers training side-by-side in a spectrum of military operations. Balikatan is a vital investment in bolstering the cooperation of Filipino and American soldiers across the spectrum of military operations and accomplishing shared missions. (Photo and story by the Philippine Army)

The AFP lauds the arrest of the top leader of the CPP's Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC) and member of the party's Central Committee. Eric Jun Casilao, by his position, was behind all the atrocities and crimes committed by the NPA in Davao Region. After the fall of many of the party organs and NPA units under him, he abandoned his followers and flew outside the country. He was arrested in Malaysia and was deported to face his crimes here in the country.

 

We thank the Malaysian authorities for their assistance in making this happen and in helping our government in its efforts to put an end to the violence perpetrated by the CPP/NPA/NDF in the country. His arrest seals the collapse of the communist insurgency in Davao Region.

 

Rest assured that the AFP will sustain its efforts to provide a safe and secured environment for the benefit of our people.///

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Chief of Staff, AFP (CSAFP) General Andres C Centino PA, continued visiting various locations of the ongoing 38th PH-US Balikatan Exercises in Northern Luzon on April 18.

 

The CSAFP was accompanied by LtGen Stephen Parreño, Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force, and LtGen Fernyl Buca, Commander of Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM), with other senior staff of the AFP General Headquarters.