Rappler's latest stories on General Emmanuel Bautista
Ex-AFP chief eyed as chief negotiator with NDF
Retired General Emmanuel Bautista is recommended by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process to lead government negotiations with the communist guerrillas
Armor vests for Zambo troops still sitting in warehouse
EXCLUSIVE: Rappler obtains documents showing controversy riddled bidding processes that seem to favor a company and have caused delays in the delivery of much needed equipment
New Palace post for ex-AFP chief
President Benigno Aquino III appoints retired General Bautista as Executive Director of the Cabinet Cluster on Security Justice and Peace
AFP to MILF: Share info on alleged soldiers' 'killing' video
If the MILF knows some details about it they can give us information If these allegations are true we will look for these soldiers Philippine military chief tells reporters in Zamboanga City
AFP probes 'killing' video
This cannot be condoned We are looking into everything says AFP spokesperson Major General Domingo Tutaan
A general's long wait: Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr
New Armed Forces chief Lieutenant General Gregorio Catapang Jr says he s long prepared for the job I have prepared myself for this since I was told I was a candidate he says
One week 'punishment' for new AFP chief
It s a military tradition that Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin a former Army general himself practices to congratulate newly promoted generals
Catapang is new AFP chief of staff
Lt Gen Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr will formally assume command on Friday July 18
New battleground? PH soldiers get social media training
In the selfie capital of the world it s not surprising for soldiers to be all over Facebook It s time to set the ground rules
AFP chief orders new probe on 'friendly fire' deaths
General Emmanuel Bautista constitutes the Board of Inquiry after confirmation that 6 Joint Special Operations Group members were accidentally killed by friendly fire in June
Friendly fire kills 6 soldiers in Sulu
Will the military punish the soldiers who committed the fatal error?
Rappler Newscast | April 1, 2014
Gov t to file plunder charges vs senators in corruption scandal PH tells China it will not bow to bullies Australia on MH370 hunt: could be long and frustrating
PH military chief: China provoked us
The Philippine military feels a sense of fulfillment after a successful mission to rotate troops in the disputed Ayungin Shoal
'Communist army irrelevant in 5 years'
The NPA celebrates its 45th anniversary in the wake of top communist leaders arrest The military says the bandit group without any ideological mooring will be irrelevant in 5 years
Military braces for retaliatory attacks
The arrest of alleged CPP chief Benito Tiamzon will cripple the underground movement says the military
PH military beefs up coverage of Scarborough
Scarborough is now under the Palawan based Western Command to put the country s external defense efforts under one commander
PMA systems, processes under review
It is a continuing process Even without this we have given the guidance to continuously review the processes and the systems in PMA says Armed Forces chief General Emmanuel Bautista
Aquino beats generals in shootfest
In the end it was between the President – a known shooting enthusiast – and Bureau of Customs officer Junny Guadalupe who competed in the Man versus Man category
PH military grappling with insurgency amid China tension
AFP chief General Emmanuel Bautista leads a closed door command conference with senior military leaders to discuss the country s security environment
Shake-up: AFP top brass retiring this year
Armed Forces chief of staff General Emmanuel Bautista and 8 three star generals are retiring in 2014
PH buying 2 more C130 cargo planes
This will bring the total number of military cargo planes to 5 although the ideal number is 9
Air Force gets 8 new attack helicopters
These are brand new 3 ton class 8 seater choppers with twin engines that PAF can use to provide close air support to ground forces
