The AFP held a reveille gun salute in honor of former President Noynoy Aquino On Friday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) held a reveille gun salute in honor of the late former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, according to military chief General Cirilito Sobejana. Sobejana told reporters that the reveille gun salute started … Read more
AFP Chief Gilbert Gapay was promoted to the rank of General. On Wednesday (October 7, 2020), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gilbert Gapay was promoted to the rank of general. This, as Gapay received his fourth star in a donning of ranks ceremony that was presided by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana. … Read more
Agence France-Presse introduced its fact-checking program with TikTok Agence France-Presse (AFP), an international news agency, on Thursday announced the launch of its new fact-checking program with TikTok. This, as the said program was aimed to combat the spread of misinformation over TikTok – a short-form viral video app. Under the said agreement, the fact-check teams … Read more