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                    [Summary] => Has the military’s anti-coup unit, the National Capital Region Command (NCRCOM)  already outlived its purpose that  would  be dissolved soon?


Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Generoso Senga was non-committal in his answer on what lies ahead for the unit.

"It all depends on the (prevailing security) situation," Senga’s said.
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Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Generoso Senga was non-committal in his answer on what lies ahead for the unit.

"It all depends on the (prevailing security) situation," Senga’s said.
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Malacañang has not yet appointed the replacement of NCRCOM chief Lt. Gen. Allan Cabalquinto, who retired yesterday.

His deputy, Brig. Gen. Salvador Penaflo, took over his post and will assume command until a permanent NCRCOM chief is appointed.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 334174 [Title] => No May 1 coup, AFP rightists vow [Summary] => A rightist group of military officers rejected government warnings of another coup attempt on Monday when the nation marks Labor Day.

The heavy security preparations "was just all for show" to discourage ordinary citizens from joining the annual street rallies and protests, said a member of the group, who declined to be identified for obvious reasons.

"There is no coup. If there is one on May 1, it will not come from the men in uniform," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 324750 [Title] => AFP dismantles Metro checkpoints [Summary] => With the easing of coup threats, the Armed Forces of the Philippines-National Capital Regional Command (AFP-NCRCOM) ordered the lifting of all military chokepoints and checkpoints in Metro Manila yesterday.

NCRCOM spokesman Capt. Ramon Zagala said Air Force, Army and Navy troops manning checkpoints and chokepoints have been recalled to their respective mother units.

Despite the recall order, the NCRCOM remains on blue alert status, Zagala said.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 313900 [Title] => AFP, PNP teams on guard against indiscriminate firing in Metro [Summary] => Combined elements of the police and military will patrol communities in Metro Manila populated by uniformed personnel to prevent any indiscriminate firing as the clock winds down to the New Year revelry.

National Capital Regional Police Office chief Director Vidal Querol said the technical working group of the NCRPO and the military’s National Capital Region Command (NCRC) will meet at 10 a.m. today at the NCRPO headquarters at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City to forge a common stand on how to conduct joint patrols on New Year’s Eve.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805358 [AuthorName] => Non Alquitran [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 295784 [Title] => Southcom chief retires [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Southern Command chief Lt. Gen. Alberto Braganza is set to retire today, leaving the helm of Southcom open to contenders.

Today, Braganza turns 56, the mandatory age of retirement for soldiers. He will be replaced by Maj. Gen. Edilberto Adan as the officer-in-charge of Southcom in a formal turnover ceremony.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 295098 [Title] => NCRPO on full alert [Summary] => The 17,000-strong National Capital Regional Police Office was placed on full alert starting 6 p.m. yesterday as the impeachment hearing against President Arroyo resumes today at the Batasang Pambansa complex in Quezon City.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805358 [AuthorName] => Non Alquitran [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 294940 [Title] => PAF honors Braganza with ‘champagne flight’ [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — Lt. Gen. Alberto Braganza, the outgoing chief of the Armed Forces Southern Command (Southcom), got the last loop of his military career in a so-called "champagne flight" at the Edwin Andrews Air Base here last Friday.

The flight was a gesture of the 3rd Tactical Operations Wing, headed by Brig. Gen. Efren Macasil, to honor Braganza, who is retiring on Sept. 10 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 286943 [Title] => PNP prepares SONA security [Summary] => The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) will meet with officials of other police units and government agencies on Wednesday to iron out remaining kinks in their security preparations for President Arroyo’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25.

NCRPO chief Director Vidal Querol also scheduled a dialogue with leaders of various militant groups and rally organizers to establish agreements and ground rules for the projected massive protest actions during the SONA.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805358 [AuthorName] => Non Alquitran [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
ALLAN CABALQUINTO
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                    [Title] => Is NCRCOM about to be dissolved?
                    [Summary] => Has the military’s anti-coup unit, the National Capital Region Command (NCRCOM)  already outlived its purpose that  would  be dissolved soon?


Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Generoso Senga was non-committal in his answer on what lies ahead for the unit.

"It all depends on the (prevailing security) situation," Senga’s said.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 341331 [Title] => Is NCRCOM about to be dissolved? [Summary] => Has the military’s anti-coup unit, the National Capital Region Command (NCRCOM) already outlived its purpose that would be dissolved soon?

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Generoso Senga was non-committal in his answer on what lies ahead for the unit.

"It all depends on the (prevailing security) situation," Senga’s said.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 337566 [Title] => NCRCOM has no chief yet [Summary] => The National Capital Region Command (NCRCOM), a military unit tasked to secure the seat of the national government from coup plotters and other threat groups, is now left without a permanent commander.

Malacañang has not yet appointed the replacement of NCRCOM chief Lt. Gen. Allan Cabalquinto, who retired yesterday.

His deputy, Brig. Gen. Salvador Penaflo, took over his post and will assume command until a permanent NCRCOM chief is appointed.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 334174 [Title] => No May 1 coup, AFP rightists vow [Summary] => A rightist group of military officers rejected government warnings of another coup attempt on Monday when the nation marks Labor Day.

The heavy security preparations "was just all for show" to discourage ordinary citizens from joining the annual street rallies and protests, said a member of the group, who declined to be identified for obvious reasons.

"There is no coup. If there is one on May 1, it will not come from the men in uniform," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 324750 [Title] => AFP dismantles Metro checkpoints [Summary] => With the easing of coup threats, the Armed Forces of the Philippines-National Capital Regional Command (AFP-NCRCOM) ordered the lifting of all military chokepoints and checkpoints in Metro Manila yesterday.

NCRCOM spokesman Capt. Ramon Zagala said Air Force, Army and Navy troops manning checkpoints and chokepoints have been recalled to their respective mother units.

Despite the recall order, the NCRCOM remains on blue alert status, Zagala said.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 313900 [Title] => AFP, PNP teams on guard against indiscriminate firing in Metro [Summary] => Combined elements of the police and military will patrol communities in Metro Manila populated by uniformed personnel to prevent any indiscriminate firing as the clock winds down to the New Year revelry.

National Capital Regional Police Office chief Director Vidal Querol said the technical working group of the NCRPO and the military’s National Capital Region Command (NCRC) will meet at 10 a.m. today at the NCRPO headquarters at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City to forge a common stand on how to conduct joint patrols on New Year’s Eve.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805358 [AuthorName] => Non Alquitran [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 295784 [Title] => Southcom chief retires [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Southern Command chief Lt. Gen. Alberto Braganza is set to retire today, leaving the helm of Southcom open to contenders.

Today, Braganza turns 56, the mandatory age of retirement for soldiers. He will be replaced by Maj. Gen. Edilberto Adan as the officer-in-charge of Southcom in a formal turnover ceremony.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 295098 [Title] => NCRPO on full alert [Summary] => The 17,000-strong National Capital Regional Police Office was placed on full alert starting 6 p.m. yesterday as the impeachment hearing against President Arroyo resumes today at the Batasang Pambansa complex in Quezon City.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805358 [AuthorName] => Non Alquitran [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 294940 [Title] => PAF honors Braganza with ‘champagne flight’ [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — Lt. Gen. Alberto Braganza, the outgoing chief of the Armed Forces Southern Command (Southcom), got the last loop of his military career in a so-called "champagne flight" at the Edwin Andrews Air Base here last Friday.

The flight was a gesture of the 3rd Tactical Operations Wing, headed by Brig. Gen. Efren Macasil, to honor Braganza, who is retiring on Sept. 10 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 286943 [Title] => PNP prepares SONA security [Summary] => The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) will meet with officials of other police units and government agencies on Wednesday to iron out remaining kinks in their security preparations for President Arroyo’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25.

NCRPO chief Director Vidal Querol also scheduled a dialogue with leaders of various militant groups and rally organizers to establish agreements and ground rules for the projected massive protest actions during the SONA.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805358 [AuthorName] => Non Alquitran [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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