Author: Gaile Tiamzon

Members of the 2nd Special Forces Battalion had a clash with more or less 15 Abu Sayyaf Group terrorists in Brgy. Langhub, Patikul Sulu 10 am of January 22, Philippine Army 11th Infantry Division commander Major General William N. Gonzales said. “The Combat Group of the 2nd Special Forces Battalion led by Cpt Ramer R […]

Philippine National Police (PNP) Police General Debold Sinas said in a statement that the PNP fully supports the Department of National Defense (DND)’s action to terminate the 1989 agreement it forged with the University of the Philippines (UP). “The agreement between the DND and UP that limits police and military presence in all its campuses […]

“Gusto ninyo ng Pfizer, kayong mga senador, in Norway, 25 persons died after receiving Pfizer vaccination,” President Rodrigo Duterte said during his January 18 address to nation. “Gusto ninyo? Mag-order kami para sa inyo. Iyon ang gusto ninyo paulit-ulit nandito sa article ng Inquirer,” he added. “Lahat kayo you apparently… Mas bilib kayo sa… Itong […]

“I denounce the unilateral termination of the longstanding UP-DND Accord,” Senator Risa Hontiveros said after the Department of National Defense (DND) ended its agreement with University of the Philippines (UP) prohibiting the military and police from entering premises of any UP campus or its regional units without prior notice to the UP administration. “Kung desidido […]

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has said that the LRT- 1 Cavite Extension Project is now more than halfway to completion at over all progress rate of 50.61% as of 31 December 2020. “The recent construction activities of this highly anticipated project features the bored piling, pier/portal column works, and the MIA station foundation works, […]

The groundbreaking ceremony for MVP Cybersecurity Center for Excellence inside the Colonel Jesus Villamor Air Base, Pasay City was held on January 13. The cybersecurity facility is being developed under the partnership of Philippine Air Force (PAF) and PLDT Group. PAF commanding general Lieutenant General Allen Paredes and PLDT Group chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan attended […]

Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko has welcomed Pikachu, a well known character in Japanese media franchise Pokemon. “Ambassador Koshikawa had a special guest at his residence! Do you know who this ketchup-loving #Pokemon is? Ambassador served him a plate of #Omurice, Japanese-style hospitality, and his best smile!” the Japanese embassy said January 9. “Japanese […]

The Philippine Army has said that it is pushing for additional mission essential equipment to develop Army Aviation “Hiraya” Regiment capability of supporting combined operations through the acquisition of Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters, Medium Lift Multi-purpose Helicopters, and Special Mission Aircrafts. The Army made the statement as it receives BO 105 Rotorcraft helicopter donated by Manny […]

“A team of Naval Shipyard technical personnel was deployed for the conduct of the scheduled Continuous Maintenance Availability (CMAV) CY2021 aboard BRP Conrado Yap (PS39) on 06 January 2021,” Philippine Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NSSC) said January 7. NSSC explained that “CMAV is a maintenance availability intended for the accomplishment of inspections, condition-based upkeep, […]

Marine Brigadier General Raul Jesus Caldez today, January 5 took his oath as the new Chairperson of the Philippine Navy Bids and Awards Committee 2 (PNBAC 2). Brigadier General Caldez will hold the said function in addition to his duties as deputy commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC). The oath taking was administered by […]