CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City—The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Metrobank Foundation Inc., (MBFI) recognized six soldiers who were recipients of the 2021 and 2022 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipino Award for Soldiers (MFOFAS) on Thursday, September 22, at the AFP General Headquarters in Quezon City.

The Acting Vice Chief of Staff AFP VAdm Anthony SD Reyes who represented the AFP Chief of Staff, and MBFI President and Chief Executive Officer Mr Aniceto M Sobrepeña led the honors for the select outstanding military officers and enlisted personnel.

His Excellency Shambhu S Kumaran, Ambassador of India to the Philippines receivAed a warm welcome from the Armed Forces of the Philippines during his visit to the General Headquarters in Quezon City on Wednesday, September 21.

Ambassador Kumaran and AFP Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Bartolome Vicente O Bacarro discussed fostering long-term bilateral military cooperation between the two countries, particularly on education and training. They also affirmed both countries' shared values toward a free and open Indo-Pacific region. ///

(Photo by PO3 Viluan Ret/PAO, AFP)

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City—The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (CSAFP), Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, expressed his gratitude to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) for its invaluable contribution to the military’s modernization during a Forum on Monday, September 19, at the New Clark City.

The Chief of Staff said that the BCDA has contributed Php25.01-billion to the AFP Modernization Program from 2017 to 2022 alone.