Dempsey: If campaign fails, ground troops possible
By
Donna Cassata and Lolita C. Baldor
| September 17, 2014 - 5:06am
The nation's top military leader told Congress on yesterday he would recommend that the United States consider deploying ground forces to Iraq if President Barack Obama's expanded air campaign to destroy Islamic...
World
(UPDATE) 7 dead in cholera outbreak in Cotabato
May 13, 2014 - 7:00pm
At least seven people died while 100 others have been hospitalized due to an outbreak of cholera in the southern Philippines, a local government official said today.
Headlines
AFP kinalampag sa ‘Kubar boots’
By
Ludy Bermudo
| May 11, 2014 - 12:00am
Muling kinalampag ng nagpakilalang concerned ‘SOLDIERS’ ang pamunuan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), partikular si Chief of Staff Gen. Emmanuel Bautista na paimbestigahan ang ginawang pagbili...
Bansa
Procurement ng ‘combat boots’ pinabubusisi
By
Ludy Bermudo
| May 11, 2014 - 12:00am
Kinalampag ng mga nagpakilalang concerned “soldiers” ang pamunuan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), partikular si Chief of Staff General Emmanuel Bautista na paimbestigahan ang ginawang pagbili...
Police Metro
Military to ink deal on purchase of 12 fighter jets
March 27, 2014 - 7:00pm
The Armed Forces of the Philippines said today that it will sign two contracts for the purchase of 12 fighter jets and four combat utility helicopters costing P23.7 billion ($526.45 million) from South Korea and...
Headlines
PNP to bring back martial arts for cops
By
Bebot Sison Jr.
| January 24, 2014 - 12:00am
Policemen will soon be trained on the art of combat sports, including taekwondo, boxing, karate and arnis, that would provide health benefits and enhance their anti-crime fighting ability.
Headlines
Army defends P24-M boots purchase plan
By
Alexis Romero
| November 6, 2013 - 12:00am
The Philippine Army yesterday defended its plan to buy more than 10,000 pairs of boots for P24 million, saying it wanted to...
Metro
AFP nagpaliwanag sa sirang combat boots
By
Malou Escudero
| September 21, 2013 - 12:00am
Nagpaliwanag kahapon si Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Brig. Gen. Domingo Tutaan sa napaulat na sirang combat boots ng mga sundalo ng AFP na napapasabak ngayon sa kaguluhan sa Zamboanga City.
Bansa
(UPDATE) 3 soldiers wounded in bomb blast in Compostela
June 24, 2013 - 8:00pm
Three soldiers were wounded following an encounter with leftist rebels in the southern Philippines early today, the military said.
Headlines
General: No rush to set post-2014 US force size
April 17, 2013 - 3:10am
The commander of US and allied forces in Afghanistan is telling Congress that he would like to assess the combat performance of the Afghan army this summer before deciding how many foreign troops to keep there after...
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