The Philippine National Police (PNP) will deploy a total of 11,949 police personnel to ensure the safety and security of the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on July 28 at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City. PNP Chief, Police General Nicolas Torre III...
Regional amphibious and maritime forces from 32 nations convened in the Philippines for the 11th iteration of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS), which kicked off on Tuesday, July 8, in Taguig City. The PALS is co-hosted for the first time by the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and...
Seventeen Filipino seafarers narrowly escaped an armed attack allegedly perpetrated by Yemen’s Houthi rebels onboard a Liberian-flagged vessel while they were sailing in the Red Sea, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) revealed Tuesday, July 8. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac Jr. said cargo...
Four Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadets were charged by a freshman whom they allegedly maltreated inside the military learning institution, an official confirmed Monday, July 7. PMA spokesperson Lieutenant Jesse Saludo said the victim, a fourth class male cadet, was repeatedly punched,...
Two septuagenarian fishermen who went missing after a fishing expedition in Bataan were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) while clinging to their half-sunken boat off Orion town on Monday, July 7. The PCG identified the fishermen as Crispin Mendoza, 70, and Rogelio Pascual, 71, both...
Typhoon “Bising” unleashed rains and winds and enhanced the effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat), which affected more than 82,000 individuals in North and Central Luzon, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) disclosed Monday, July 7. In a situational...
The Philippine Navy (PN) is set to evaluate navy destroyers from Japan which will reportedly be transferred as part of deepening defense ties between the two nations. Captain John Percie Alcos, PN spokesperson, said the Navy has undertaken preparatory steps for a Joint Visual Inspection (JVI) of...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will launch the “Cope Thunder” Philippines 25-2 air combat exercise with the United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) at the Clark Air Base in Mabalacat, Pampanga on Monday, July 7. Lt. Gen. Arthur Cordura, PAF commanding general, will lead the ceremony while the...
The Philippine Navy (PN) disclosed Sunday, July 6, the appointment of Major General Vicente MAP Blanco III as the 37th commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC). Blanco took the helm during a donning of ranks and assumption of command ceremony at the Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Naval...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced Sunday, July 6, that it has placed all its units on a heightened alert as the country braces for the impact of the rainy season. PCG Commandant Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan ordered intensified readiness measures to ensure the safety of coastal communities,...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) threw its support behind a documentary featuring the struggles of Filipino fishermen and government frontliners in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), but earned the ire of China. The documentary “Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea” won the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said he remains undaunted by China’s sanctions targeting former senator Francis Tolentino due to his firm stance in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Teodoro, another vocal critic of China, said Beijing’s decision to bar...
