• US official hopeful for ‘satisfactory’ VFA pact

The United States is hoping for a “satisfactory arrangement” with the Philippines for the continuation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).

• Velasco vows to push for PAF fleet modernization

Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Monday vowed to support efforts that will upgrade and modernize the Philippine Air Force (PAF) fleet following one of the country’s deadliest military aviation accidents.

• BCDA works on finding fund sources for military

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is looking for funding sources to raise funds for the country’s soldiers, Malacañang said on Tuesday.

• Solon notes AFP modernization importance after Sulu plane crash

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go highlighted the importance of efforts to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) following the C-130 plane crash in Patikul, Sulu that killed at least 52 military personnel and civilians and injured several others

• ‘Unforeseen situations’ delayed some modernization projects: AFP

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said unforeseeable circumstances were among the reasons for the delay in the implementation of some of its modernization projects

• Strong support for AFP, one of Duterte’s legacies

President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s strong support to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has always been considered as part of his administration’s legacies.

• DND doubles down on push for AFP modernization, more reforms

Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said he will continue to push for the military’s modernization and measures to improve its personnel management in the remaining months of the Duterte administration.

• Philippines says US military deal ‘in full force again’

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has walked back on a decision to end a key military deal with the United States, his defence secretary said Friday during a visit by Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin.

• Optimizing Filipino’s peace-loving nature, key to ending local communist armed conflict – CRSAFP Chief

Having spent many years areas in Mindanao infected by the communist terrorist group (CTG), Brigadier General Manuel V. Sequitin, the new Commander of the Civil Relations Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (CRSAFP), revealed that most parts of the country are already peaceful because many former rebels have already decided to return to the fold of the law.

• PCG to receive largest vessels to date

This week, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) witnessed the virtual launching ceremony of one of its two units of 97-meter multi-role response vessel (MRRV) all the way from Shimonoseki Shipyard in Japan.