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The Armed Forces of the Philippines Officer Candidate School (OCS; Filipino: Paaralang Kandidato Opisyal ng Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas), formerly known as the School for Reserve Commission, is a military school located at Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac for the Philippine Army Officer Candidate School; Fernando Air Base in Lipa City, Batangas for the Philippine Air Force Officer Candidate ...
A soldier of the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment of the Philippine Army instructs an ROTC cadet officer on the finer points of the M16 rifle. Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) in the Philippines is one of three components of the National Service Training Program, the civic education and defense preparedness program for Filipino college students. [1]
As of 2022, no mandatory conscription is in effect in the Philippines and military service is entirely voluntary as stated in the 1987 constitution. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] However, there have been calls for mandatory conscription by Vice President Sara Duterte , [ 3 ] along with several Senators pushing for a bill to introduce mandatory Reserve Officers ...
The Air Power Park was opened on February 18, 2022, to exhibit a collection of retired aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). The collection included the SIAI Marchetti S.211 , Cessna T-41 Mescalero , Bell UH-1 Iroquois , SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 , Northrop F-5 , McDonnell Douglas MD-520MG Defender , Vought F-8 Crusader , and MBB Bo 105 .
Hermogenes Cendaña Esperon Jr. [1] (Tagalog: [hɛɾmoˈhɛnɛs ʔɛspɛˈron]; born February 9, 1952) is a retired Philippine Army general who served as the National Security Adviser in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte from 2016 to 2022. [2]
The National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP; Filipino: Kolehiyo sa Tanggulang Bansa ng Pilipinas [2]) is an educational, training, and research agency of the Philippine government located inside Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City. It is responsible for providing continued and intensive studies of the diverse problems relating ...
The Department of National Defense or DND was formally organised on November 1, 1939, pursuant to Executive Order No. 230 [3] of President Manuel L. Quezon to implement Commonwealth Act No. 1 or the National Defense Act of 1935 passed by the National Assembly on December 31, 1935, [4] and Commonwealth Act No. 340 creating the department.
January 25 – Nine suspected Dawlah Islamiyah–Maute group members, including their leader who was the alleged mastermind in the Mindanao State University bombing, are killed in an encounter between the Philippine Army and around 15 militants in Piagapo, Lanao del Sur.