NRCen-Western Visayas

04/08/2026

🎥 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 | 𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐒 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒 𝟏𝟐-𝟐𝟔 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐌 𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐘

Witness the highlights of the Closing Ceremony and Emblem Pinning Ceremony of the Modified Call to Arms Class 12-26, conducted from 29 July to 02 August 2026 at Villa Corazon, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras.

The training was successfully completed by seventy-five (75) Marine Reservists of the 12th Marine Brigade Reserve under the Naval Reserve Center – Western Visayas (NRCen-WV). Throughout the five-day training, participants underwent intensive military instruction and practical exercises designed to strengthen their discipline, leadership, military proficiency, and operational readiness.

Facilitated by the Philippine Marine Corps, the training reaffirmed the commitment of every Marine Reservist to uphold the Corps' traditions, values, and mission of serving the nation.

The Emblem Pinning Ceremony marked the culmination of the training, symbolizing the participants' renewed dedication to the ideals of the Philippine Marine Corps and their readiness to support national defense, humanitarian assistance, disaster response, and community development initiatives.

Watch the video and relive the memorable moments as our Marine Reservists take another step toward becoming a more capable, disciplined, and mission-ready Reserve Force.

02/08/2026

02/08/2026

30/07/2026

25/07/2026

Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. directed the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to expand the Direct Commission Program to attract highly qualified professionals and develop a more agile, technologically capable, and multidisciplinary military force.

The directive seeks to enhance the recruitment and commissioning of qualified Advance Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) graduates, deserving enlisted personnel, and highly skilled professionals in critical fields such as cyber operations, artificial intelligence, engineering, aviation, communications, research and development, and other emerging technologies essential to a modernizing and expanding armed force.

The DND also instructed the AFP to establish merit-based pathways for commissioning outstanding enlisted personnel, consider reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities whose expertise are vital to defense missions, and develop appropriate training and career development programs for personnel recruited through these non-traditional entry pathways. All implementing guidelines must remain consistent with existing laws and uphold the AFP’s professional, operational, and security standards.

The expanded Direct Commission Program supports the AFP’s modernization efforts and the Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept by ensuring the Armed Forces can attract, develop, and retain the specialized talent needed to address evolving defense and security challenges, and safeguard national security.

By strengthening the AFP’s human capital, the DND continues to build the capabilities required to defend the nation, sustain internal security gains, and address emerging threats in an increasingly complex strategic environment.

24/07/2026

14/07/2026