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The Armed Forces of the Philippines plans to replace the Army soldiers with Marine troops in Maguindanao to end speculations that the military is in cahoots with the Ampatuan political clan. In a phone interview with reporters, AFP chief of staff Gen.
Tags: Maguindanao MANILA, Army, Marines, Victor Ibrado, marines brigade, Philippines, Manila, Muhammad Kudarat, Politics, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Maguindanao, War Conflict
But Press Secretary Cerge Remonde reiterated that the AFP has become �independent and professional," even as he said the Palace is �pleased" with the trust the senators showed for Ibrado. �I am sure the President is studying all these things," Remonde...
Tags: AFP, Cerge Remonde, Victor Ibrado, Philippines, Manila, Department of National Defense, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Politics, Yano, Francis Escudero, Noynoy Aquino, Alexander B. Yano, War Conflict
Philippines Congressmen who had flown to Las Vegas for the boxing bout between Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton would be quarantined upon their return to the country. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III made the statement in a press conference...
Tags: Philippines-The Department of Health, swine flu, Victor Ibrado, president gloria, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, armed forces, Francisco Duque III, health secretary, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, viral drugs
Senator Rodolfo Biazon has proposed that the term of the incoming chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Lieutenant General Victor Ibrado, be extended until after the 2010 elections. Biazon, a former military chief, said it was important...
Tags: Victor Ibrado, AFP, Philippines-The Department of Defense
Philippines-After announcing in March his plans to run for president in the 2010 elections, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. We'll cross that bridge when we get there, he said at a press conference when asked if he would be willing to run for senator...
Tags: Victor Ibrado, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, House of Representatives, Philippines-Senate, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, president gloria, Kampi, kampi merger, ng malayang, Philippine Army
Muslim separatists traded mortar fire with troops in the southern Philippines just hours after the Supreme Court stopped a land dealExchange between them and the government, the military said Tuesday. Midsayap town lasted for about half an hour late Monday,...
Tags: Army, Victor Ibrado, MILF
Mindanao. "We do not want to squander the gains of the peace process so a calibrated response must be adopted by the military. The military has to take appropriate steps to protect civilians from harm amid the resurgence of violence, even as we emphasize...
Tags: New People's Army, Eastern Mindanao Command, rebels attack, Philippines, NPA, sitting ducks, Davao Oriental, peace process, Victor Ibrado, npa rebels
Army chief Lieutenant General Victor Ibrado has constituted a nine-member court to try a two-star general and a sergeant for alleged graft. The commander of the elite Army Special Operations Command (Socom), Major General Daniel Casabar, was appointed...
Tags: court martial, Victor Ibrado