AFP blasts communists for coup, assassination claims
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) lambasted the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) for spreading reports about ...
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AFP welcomes 20,000 additional troops
The Armed Forces of the Philippines yesterday welcomed President Duterte’s request to lawmakers for 20,000 more soldiers to fill the ...
AFP: No case vs ‘Juana Change’
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said yesterday it will no longer take legal actions against activist May “Juana ...
Gov’t probes presence of Turkish militants in PH
In the wake of the reported presence of Turkish militants in the country, the government has vowed to run after ...
Palace laments airstrike accident
Malacañang yesterday extended its condolences to the family of two soldiers who were killed in an airstrike accident in Marawi ...
Marawi casualty claim being verified
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana Tuesday said that news reports stating there are about 2,000 civilian casualties in Marawi City have ...
Displaced Marawi folk to live in tent city
Families displaced by the Marawi City conflict might have to live in a tent city for six months to a ...
Gov’t working ‘OT’ to free Marawi
Government troops are working “overtime” to liberate Marawi City from the clutches of terrorists despite facing some operation difficulties, a ...
Military says NPA also target of martial law
Aside from Islamist militants, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said that the New People’s Army and drug syndicates are ...
Troops retake college campus from Maute
Government troops successfully took control of another stronghold of the Maute and Abu Sayyaf Group in the Main Battle Area ...
AFP may use Chinese weapons in Marawi
There is a chance the weapons and ammunition donated by China would be used in the ongoing efforts to clear ...
82 gov’t troops dead in Marawi
Seven more soldiers were killed in action in Marawi as of 6 p.m. Thursday, bringing the number to 82 from ...
AFP verifying Hapilon escape
The Armed Forces of the Philippines yesterday said they are still verifying reports that Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon was ...
Many civilians likely killed in siege
The Armed Forces said yesterday it was likely that large numbers of civilians had been killed during the five-week occupation ...
Military repulses BIFF attack in N. Cotabato
Hundreds of gunmen attacked troops in a southern Philippine village on Wednesday in a hit-and-run assault that may have been ...
Presidential plane for wounded troops
The presidential plane has started operating as an air ambulance for troops wounded in the battle in Marawi City after ...