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150 more MILF soldiers join Bangsamoro security team
The former rebel fighters join members of the police and military in a security force tasked with protecting certain areas of the Bangsamoro region until an elected government is established in 2022
[OPINION] Combatants, decommissioning, and lasting peace
We are now at a critical stage in the Mindanao peace process leading up to the fulfillment of the commitments made by both the government and the MILF
Government wants MILF to give up more weapons
The MILF says it has 40,000 fighters but only about 7,000 weapons. OPAPP Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr wants the combatants to give up their own guns, too.
Mindanao closer to peace as MILF decommissions 12,000 fighters – gov't
President Rodrigo Duterte will lead a ceremony in Maguindanao on Saturday, September 7, as former rebels from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front begin their transition to civilian life
AFP to train 255 ex-MILF fighters to help secure Bangsamoro region
Members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces will work alongside soldiers and cops in the Joint Peace and Security Team, says Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr
Galvez says ratified BOL brings 'new dawn' to Mindanao
The new autonomous region will be in place after President Rodrigo Duterte forms the 80-member Bangsamoro Transition Authority
Galvez appointment as Duterte adviser signals new peace mindset
The appointment of Carlito Galvez Jr also completes the retired generals' takeover of key posts handling peace, security, and delivery of government services
Mindanao rights groups wary of Carlito Galvez as OPAPP chief
Human rights group Barug Katungod Mindanao expresses concern that military chief Carlito Galvez Jr would 'militarize the OPAPP and the peace process'
Duterte to appoint AFP chief Galvez as OPAPP chief
(UPDATED) Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo says President Duterte announced his post-retirement plan for General Carlito Galvez Jr at a Cabinet meeting
Makabayan bloc eyes case vs Galvez for red-tagging France Castro
ACT Teachers Representative France Castro says she would hold AFP chief General Carlito Galvez Jr accountable should anything bad happen to her
AFP, PNP to recommend Mindanao martial law extension
'There is really a clamor for the extension considering that the terrorism is still lurking in the area,' says Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Carlito Galvez Jr
AFP chief Galvez seeks OPAPP post after retirement
General Carlito Galvez Jr, a strong advocate of the peace process in Mindanao, says he wants to continue dialogues with rebel groups after his retirement on December 12
[OPINION] Too much beer
Does the military have a reverse IQ test for those who they recruit into military intelligence?
[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Kung ipagpipilitang radikal ang mga millennial
Warning sa AFP at kay Presidente Duterte: may kasabihan sa Ingles na, 'Be careful what you wish for, it might just come true'
AFP chief Galvez makes 'historic' visit to MILF's Camp Darapanan
Philippine military chief Carlito Galvez Jr goes to Camp Darapanan a few months after Moro Islamic Liberation Front leaders visited Camp Aguinaldo
Roque on Trillanes amnesty: Why take word of AFP chief over 'learned judge'?
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque responds to the statement of AFP chief General Carlito Galvez Jr that Senator Antonio Trillanes IV applied for amnesty, contrary to the government's position
Little-known fact: AFP chief Galvez got amnesty for 1989 failed coup
The young Lieutenant Carlito Galvez Jr spent years in detention for joining the bloody 1989 coup attempt. He was granted amnesty by former President Fidel Ramos in 1996.
Mom of Marine killed in Marawi tears up at memorial rites
John Frederick Savellano, 29, is among the Marines remembered on the first year of the liberation of the now legendary Mapandi Bridge
AFP creates 3 court martial tribunals
AFP chief General Carlito Galvez Jr issues a stern warning against corruption as he reveals that another officer faces jail
AFP chief welcomes BBL passage as 'antidote to terrorism'
The new Bangsamoro region will make way for 'more cooperative management' between the military and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, says Armed Forces chief General Carlito Galvez Jr
CA confirms Carlito Galvez Jr as AFP chief
'General Galvez was at the forefront of the war... and led the successful liberation of Marawi,' says Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri
War vs pro-ISIS PH groups rages on a year after Marawi siege
Marawi was a 'setback' for the Maute Group and Isnilon Hapilon's faction in the Abu Sayyaf Group, but it was a 'propaganda victory' for ISIS, says Southeast Asia security expert Zachary Abuza
AFP chief: BBL passage directly linked to peace
'The passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law has a direct correlation to peace. It has a positive and direct correlation,' says Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Carlito Galvez Jr
AFP chief careful, quiet on West PH Sea
'I'm sorry, I can't make statements,' Philippine military chief General Carlito Galvez Jr tells reporters, but gives assurances 'the AFP is doing its best' to protect Philippine territory
Pag-asa Island in West PH Sea opened for barangay, SK elections
The military says all 174,000 precincts opened by 11:30 am on Monday, May 14, including isolated islands in the West Philippine Sea and Palawan
Guerrero leaves AFP leadership 4 reminders before bowing out
'Being in the military service is not about you. It is about the institution. It is about the country. It is about the people we serve and secure,' newly retired AFP chief General Rey Leonardo Guerrero reminds the officers of the Philippine military
FULL TEXT: AFP chief Carlito Galvez Jr's speech at turnover rites
'While we give primacy to peace, we will never hesitate to use our might when innocent civilians are threatened and attacked,' says Armed Forces chief of staff General Carlito Galvez Jr
De Lima lauds Duterte's new appointees: 'Men of honor, competence, integrity'
Senator Leila de Lima hopes Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra 'can bring back true dispensation of justice at the DOJ, bereft of any partisan and persecutorial agenda'
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Carlito Galvez Jr is next AFP chief
President Rodrigo Duterte has picked Lieutenant General Carlito Galvez Jr, who was among the generals on the ground during the Marawi siege, to lead the military
WestMinCom awards scout rangers for gallantry in Marawi City fighting
The 5th Scout Ranger Battalion troops are awarded Gold Cross Medals during their send-off
‘Notorious’ Abu Sayyaf bomber with P1.3-M bounty nabbed in Basilan
Rahim Abdul is in the DND/DILG Joint Order of Rewards
Soldier in Sulu abducted by Abu Sayyaf – military
Staff Sergeant Anni Siraji is abducted by about 7 people at 9:30 am while on the road heading to Igasan Patikul Sulu
Kidnapped boat captain, engineer rescued in Basilan
UPDATED The rescue comes two days after the Abu Sayyaf kidnaps boat captain Aurelio Agacac and Chief Engineer Laurencio Tiro from the MV Super Shuttle Roro 9
Battle-seasoned general new chief of key Mindanao command
UPDATED Major General Carlito Galvez Jr is appointed the new chief of the Western Mindanao Command as the military sets an ambitious timeline to crush local threat groups Abu Sayyaf and Maute Group by June 2017
Gov't, MILF in backchannel talks to return SAF arms
UPDATED It might not happen in an instant as the Moro Islamic Liberation Front is still in the process of tracking down weapons the chief government negotiator says
Can bemedalled officer fix Basilan's problems?
The military assigns one of its most promising officers Col Carlito Charlie Galvez Jr to stop the bleeding in Basilan
