Filipino soldiers taught their American counterparts the Pekiti Tirsia Kali, a lethal Filipino-style combat martial art developed in 1897, as part of the ongoing Balikatan exercises in San Miguel, Bulacan on Tuesday.
END REDS' THREAT. AFP chief, Lt. Gen. Andres Centino (wearing red garland) graces the 71st anniversary of the First Scout Ranger Regiment (FSSR) in Camp Pablo Tecson in San Miguel, Bulacan on Thursday (Nov. 25, 2021). Centino called on the FSRR and other elite military units to intensify operations against communist terrorists. (Photo courtesy of AFP) MANILA - Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Lt. Gen. Andres Centino urged the First Scout Ranger Regiment (FSRR) and other military elite units to intensify their operations to put an end to the communist insurgency in the country. "The coming year is crucial because we are intensifying our operations to end local communist armed conflict. In the past our campaign reaches only a certain point, ngayon lang tayo nakaramdam na kaya natin tapusin (now is the only time that we feel that we can end them) with the last remaining seven months," Centino said during the celebration of the 71st anniversary of the FSRR at Camp