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The NPA was finally able to regain weaponry on December 29, 1970, when Philippine Military Academy instructor Lt. Victor Corpus defected to the CPP-NPA and led a raid on the PMA armory, timing the raid when most cadets were out on Christmas vacation and the PMA's senior officers including its Superintendent, General Ugalde had left the camp to ...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) (Filipino: Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) are the military forces of the Philippines. It consists of three main service branches; the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy (including the Marine Corps). The President of the Philippines is the Commander-in-Chief of the AFP and forms military policy with the ...
The New People's Army rebellion (often shortened to NPA rebellion, among other acronym-based names) is an ongoing conflict between the government of the Philippines and the New People's Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Marxist–Leninist–Maoist [3][9] Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). It is the world's longest ongoing communist ...
Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos. At 7:15 p.m. on September 23, 1972, President Ferdinand Marcos announced on television that he had placed the Philippines under martial law, [1][2] stating he had done so in response to the "communist threat" posed by the newly founded Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), and the sectarian "rebellion" of ...
Indonesian. "Either vanished or be excels". IV "Diponegoro" Military Region Command. "Sirnaning Yakso Katon Gapuraning Ratu". Javanese. "Evil vanishes in front of the truth, and happiness will be achieved". V "Brawijaya" Military Region Command. "Bhirawa Anoraga". "Gallant yet humble".
An engraving of Andrew Jackson commanding the American artillery batteries at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. Filipino Americans were the earliest recorded Asian-Americans to serve in the United States Army. Map of the Battle of New Orleans, where Filipino Americans, known as "Manilamen", played a decisive role in 1815 during the War of 1812 ...
Ramos received several military awards including the Philippine Legion of Honor (March 18, 1988, and July 19, 1991), the Distinguished Conduct Star (1991), the Distinguished Service Star (May 20, 1966, December 20, 1967, and August 3, 1981), Philippine Military Merit Medal (May 23, 1952), the U.S. Military Academy Distinguished Graduate Award ...
F-8H Crusader on display at the Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum ex-PAF F-8H Crusader on display at the Philippine Military Academy. 147056 – Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum, Villamor Air Base, Manila. [84] [85] 147060 - Basa Air Base, Floridablanca, Pampanga. [85] 148661 – Clark Air Base, Angeles City. [85] [86] 148686 ...