Category: News

Senate Minority Floor Leader Senator Franklin Drilon said during an interview January 18 that the objective of party-list system based on the Constitution has been lost. Senator Drilon also said that change can be made by amending the party-list system law. “I concur with the view of Senate President Sotto that we can amend the implementing law of the […]

The Australian government has selected the AH-64E Apache Guardian for Australian Army’s armed reconnaissance helicopter (ARH) requirement. The Apache Guardian is expected to replace Australian Army’s ARH starting 2025. “This new ARH capability will strengthen Australia’s armed reconnaissance force to better shape our strategic environment and deter actions against our national interest,” Minister for Defence, Senator […]

The Royal Australian Navy’s new auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) ship NUSHIP Supply has arrived at its homeport in Garden Island, Sydney, Australia’s Department of Defence said January 15. The future new HMAS Supply was accepted by the Australian Department of Defence on January 8. She is set to be commissioned before 2021 ends. She is the […]

The delivery and activation of Hermes 450 and 900 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) ordered from Elbit Systems of Israel have contributed to Philippine Air Force (PAF)’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. “The arrival and operationalization of the Unmanned Aerial System to include the Hermes 450s and 900s are part of the continuous development of […]

The Philippines and China have a commercial contract for the Subic-Clark Railway Project worth $940 million, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said on January 16. “Our cooperation continues! China and the Philippines just signed the commercial contract for the Subic-Clark railway project. This is so far the highest funded G2G project between the two countries […]

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 […]

Senator Ping Lacson said in a Twitter post January 12 that telling people they can’t be choosy is not a smart information campaign to promote COVID-19 mass vaccination. “Cockiness has no place in a pandemic situation. Instead of building people’s confidence by starting with a higher efficacy vaccine and accomplish its intended purpose, to tell […]

Philippine Navy’s Naval Forces Central (NAVFORCEN) has conducted Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO)/Law Enforcement Operations (LEO) at vicinity waters of southern part of Cebu-Bohol-Siquijor and Negros through Naval Task Force 50 operation control surface vessel BRP Abraham Campo (PC396). “In support to Central Command’s Territorial Defense Operation, Naval Forces Central continuously provides naval presence and coastal […]

A former Kabataang Makabayan (KM) president who turned NPA member surrendered to the combined elements of 91st Infantry “Sinagtala” Battalion (91IB), 7th Infantry Division (7ID), Philippine Army and the Aurora Police Provincial Office on January 10 at the 91IB headquarters in Barangay Calabuanan, Baler, Aurora. The surrenderee was identified by 91IB commander Lieutenant Colonel Reandrew […]

One flag officer and two senior officers of the Philippine Navy (PN) were promoted to the next higher rank in a simple donning ceremony presided by the PN Flag Officer In Command, Vice Adm. Giovanni Carlo Bacordo at Naval Station Jose Andrada on January 11. Donning his second star was Naval Forces Western Mindanao commander, […]