
Negros Oriental Brigade Vet Peña Exits 11th Division
Maj. Gen. Leonardo Peña, former 302nd Brigade commander in Negros Oriental, renders exit call as 11th Infantry Division chief on Oct. 20, 2026.

Maj. Gen. Leonardo Peña, former 302nd Brigade commander in Negros Oriental, renders exit call as 11th Infantry Division chief on Oct. 20, 2026.

Police, military, and emergency units held a send-off ceremony in Sibulan on Oct. 14 ahead of Buglasan Festival 2026, running Oct. 15–25.

The NPA’s Roselyn Jean Pelle Command claimed a September 29 attack in Escalante City that killed one CAFGU member and wounded two soldiers.

Major General Moises L. Micor formally took command of the AFP Visayas Command (VISCOM) in Cebu City on Monday, October 5, 2026.

PRO NIR sent off 1,794 police personnel on Sept. 30 for MassKara Festival 2026 security in Bacolod City, with multi-agency support.

Two soldiers wounded in an armed encounter in Escalante City were recognized for their gallantry and received financial aid.

Security forces and election officials pledged a “SAFE” Barangay and SK Elections 2026 at a solidarity conference in Tanjay City on September 24.

The Pacific Partnership Medical Mission brought health services and disaster preparedness training to Barangay San Jose, Palo, Leyte on September 22, 2026.

MGen Leonardo Peña, who led troops in Negros Oriental during the Degamo assassination, received the Outstanding PMA Alumnus Award on Sept. 19, 2026.

Security forces and multiple government agencies gathered at Camp Siongco on September 16, 2026, to assess peace and security operations following the BARMM Parliamentary Elections.

Violence erupted during the Bangsamoro region’s inaugural parliamentary elections, leaving four dead and 19 injured amid vehicle attacks, shootings, and ballot tampering discoveries.

Three Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel received top honors Monday at the 2026 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipino Award for Soldiers ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo.

Security and election officials jointly cleared Bangsamoro Parliamentary Election venues at Camp Siongco on September 13, a day before the region’s historic first parliamentary vote.

Authorities marked the close of the 47th National Reservist Week at Camp Aguinaldo, with defense officials stressing that reservists are a core pillar of Philippine national security.

Four NPA members were neutralized and three others surrendered after Army troops foiled a rebel attempt to reenter the Caraga Region on September 12, 2026.

Soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division carried out a full-scale earthquake response exercise at Camp Evangelista on September 10, 2026, testing both emergency protocols and disaster relief readiness.

Rescued from Basilan, a juvenile White-bellied Sea Eagle named “Trajan” is now receiving professional rehabilitation care at the Philippine Eagle Center in Davao City.

Around 1,700 Philippine Army soldiers have been mobilized across Basilan to secure the 2026 BARMM Parliamentary Elections, with three augmentation units formally integrated at a ceremony in Lamitan City.