The Philippine Army (PA) has coordinated with the Philippine National Police (PNP) after three of its active personnel were tagged in a shooting spree in Taguig City on Christmas Day which resulted in the wounding of six civilians.
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EVIDENCE. The rifle allegedly used by three members of the Philippine Army to shoot six civilians who reportedly threw rocks at them early Saturday (Dec. 25, 2021) morning. The soldiers have been arrested. (Photo courtesy of NCRPO) MANILA - Three members of the Philippine Army have been arrested following a shooting incident that left six persons wounded in Taguig City on Christmas Day. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. on Sunday identified the suspects as Capt. Nheiljay Maguddayao Garcia, 31; Probationary 2Lt. Felomino Maguddayao Garcia, 30; and 1Lt. Minalyn Awat Ladyong, 29. Capt. Garcia is with the Training and Doctrine Command in Capas, Tarlac; 2Lt. Garcia is assigned at the Army Headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig; and Ladyong is detailed with the Army Signal Regiment, also in Fort Bonifacio. Danao said the shooting incident happened at about 3 a.m. Saturday along the C5 Service Road in Wildcat Village, Barangay Pinagsama after the
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In response to the growing requirement for better equipped cyberwarfare capabilities in the Philippines Cyber Battalion, the Army Signal Regiment (ASR) of the Philippine Army has partnered with EC-Council, to train and certify their army personnel with EC-Council’s cyber security certifications including the EC-Council’s Certified Network Defender (CND) program, the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) program, the Certified Penetration Tester program, and the Certified CISO program.
EC-Council’s latest advanced cyber range platform, CyberQ, is an important part of the deployment to provide real world cyber challenges to inject critically needed advanced skills to the elite forces of the ASR.
Lt. Col. Lourdes Guevarra, chief of the Office of Army Gender and Development, honored all the women in the Army whom she said “polevaulted the impetus of the multifaceted roles of women in development and nation-building” especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We have been pressed with our emotional and mental health during the time of pandemic. But the limitations at hand never made our potentials limited. As a matter of fact, some women led the froontline against the COVId-19 and that brought a new definition of women climbing up the ladder towards a top-level participation in the military management system,” she said.
SunStar Westmincom units receive award for exceptional feat
ZAMBOANGA. The Armed Forces of the Philippines bestowed the Campaign Streamer Award to military units in Western Mindanao for their exceptional achievements in the fight against the communist New People’s Army (NPA) terrorists. A photo handout shows Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan, Jr., attaching a streamer award to the command flag of the 53rd Infantry Battalion, one of the awardee units. (SunStar Zamboanga)
+ February 28, 2021 THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has awarded Campaign Streamer Award to AFP units in Western Mindanao for their exceptional achievements in the fight against the communist New People’s Army (NPA) terrorists.