FRIENDS DESPITE ISSUES. Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian (left) and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (right) take a look at the various military equipment donated by Beijing to the Department of National Defense in Camp Aguinaldo on Wednesday (Feb. 9, 2022). Lorenzana said this grant shows that Beijing in Manila remain friends and partners in many aspects despite having territorial claims over the West Philippine Sea. (Photo courtesy of DND) MANILA - Despite having contrasting positions on territorial issues, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the Philippines and China remain friends and partners in various areas of cooperation. Lorenzana made the remark following the turnover of donated military equipment worth 130 million Chinese renminbi (around PHP1.05 billion) by China's Ministry of National Defense to the DND in a ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Wednesday. "This military grant from China speaks volumes on how our two nations
REWARD. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana hands over the PHP7.8-million bounty to informant "Ricky" at the Philippine Army's 4th Infantry Division headquarters in Cagayan de Oro City on Feb. 2, 2022. The informant provided tips that led to the neutralization of ranking New People's Army leader Jorge "Ka Oris" Madlos in Bukidnon on Oct. 30, 2021. (Photo courtesy of 4ID) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - "Ricky", the informant who led government troops to the neutralization of ranking New People's Army (NPA) leader Jorge "Ka Oris" Madlos last year, has received his PHP7.8-million bounty. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), awarded the money on February 2 at the headquarters of the Philippine Army's 4th Infantry Division (4ID) at Camp Evangelista here, according to a news release. Madlos, 71, was killed in a 30-minute encounter with the troops of the 4ID's
The man who provided the military information that resulted in the neutralization of New People’s Army leader Jorge “Ka Oris” Madlos four months ago has received a P7.8-million reward.
A civilian who allegedly tipped authorities about the location of slain New People’s Army (NPA) leader Jorge “Ka Oris” Madlos got became an instant multi-millionaire after he finally got his reward from the military, a military spokesperson revealed Saturday, Feb. 5.
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(Photo from Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana Facebook page) MANILA - Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana hopes that the next administration will continue the "Tatag ng Imprastraktura para sa Kapayapaan at Seguridad" (TIKAS) convergence program of the agency and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Lorenzana's remarks came after he visited the newly-inaugurated administration building of the 4th Infantry Division in Camp Evangelista in Patag, Cagayan de Oro City, and the hospital being built for the unit's personnel and their dependents. "But I'm more excited about the new hospital being constructed inside Camp Evangelista in Patag, Cagayan de Oro City. As we all know, our station hospitals and medical facilities in various camps not only serve our soldiers and their dependents but also people in the community, pati mga nasusugatang (New People's Army) NPA (even wounded NPAs)," Lorenzana said in a Facebook