The former deputy commander of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) has been appointed as the new commanding officer of the Special Forces Regiment (SFR) (Airborne), one of the Philippine Army (PA)’s most elite counter-terrorism units. Col. Ferdinand Napuli assumed the post during the change-of-command ceremonies headed by PA chief Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. during short ceremonies in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija on Wednesday. “Incoming SFR(A) Commander Col. Ferdinand B. Napuli, previously designated as deputy commander of the Presidential Security Group, received the SFR(A) command symbol from CGPA (Commanding General Philippine Army) as he took the helm of the regiment
The Philippine Army has condemned the communist terrorist group for fatally shooting a soldier delivering a message to villagers in Las Navas, Northern Samar. Lt. Col. Joemar Buban, commander of the Philippine Army’s 20th Infantry Battalion, said late Wednesday the New People’s Army (NPA) shot Sgt. Marlon Baysa to death in front of the residents of San Francisco village in Las Navas town Tuesday night. A bullet hit the back of Baysa’s head, causing his instant death. The fatality was the designated team leader of the community support program (CSP) team deployed in the remote village infiltrated by the NPA.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has affirmed the decision of its Second Division denying the petition to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., for failure to present new arguments. In a five-page resolution dated May 11, the Comelec En Banc, voting 6-0 with one inhibition denied the motion for reconsideration (MR) of petitioner Danilo Lihaylihay to have Marcos declared as a nuisance candidate in the May 9 polls. “A careful review of the Motion for Reconsideration reveals that it contains merely a rehash of petitioner’s averments and arguments,” it said. “The Motion failed
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said he sees a need for the government to expand its services due to the country’s growing population. “Ang gobyerno kailangan mag-expand. Alam ninyo because the population is growing and dapat ang ekonomiya (The government must expand because the population is growing so the economy) also must grow with the population rate,” Duterte said in a prerecorded Talk to the People aired on Thursday. Recalling his visit to the new Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital (DJFMH) at the San Lazaro Compound in Sta. Cruz, Manila last week, he said it reminded him of the country’s population
Financial institutions (FIs) regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) are now required to have an automated and real-time fraud monitoring and detection system to address the growing incidents of cyber frauds. In a virtual briefing on Thursday, BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said they recently issued Circular No. 1140 as an amendment to the Information Technology Risk Management Framework after their surveillance showed that cyberattacks and illegal schemes affect two or more FIs simultaneously. Diokno said the FIs’ automated fraud monitoring systems, as well as their anti-money laundering system, “should be linked or integrated to have a cohesive and
Lt. Gen. Ernesto Torres Jr., commander of the Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom), called on the public to accept and respect the outcome of the elections. Torres said individual votes must be respected and the results of the polls accepted collectively. He said it is high time for the Filipinos to set aside political differences and to instead move forward and support the new leaders. “Time to end the culture of negativism. And time to set aside that messianic complex. Let us be a better version of ourselves and make a difference in the lives of the Filipino people and our
