The Philippine Navy (PN) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have arrived in Hawaii to join the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2026, marking a significant milestone as the two maritime services converge at the world’s largest international naval drill, it was announced on Tuesday, June 23. The...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said he is unfazed by sanctions imposed by China as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, June 23, also dismissed as a “joke” claims that military officers were preparing to file cases against him. Speaking in a...
More unilateral, bilateral, and multilateral patrols will be conducted near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in the coming months, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) vowed on Tuesday, June 23, following the detection of a movable floating...
The Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday, June 23, that it has bolstered its maritime monitoring capabilities with the acquisition of four advanced autonomous underwater and surface vehicles (AUSVs) from the United States. The US government formally transferred four Ocean Aero Triton AUSVs to the...
Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), on Monday, June 22, directed a manhunt operation for a gunman who fatally shot a police officer inside a mosque in Madamba, Lanao del Sur. Police Chief Master Sergeant Alioden Sarangani, of the Madamba Municipal Police...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed one of its 44-meter multi-role response vessels to confront a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship operating within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the coast of Luzon. Rear Admiral Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (WPS), said...
Elite commandos from the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) took the lead in a major display of sea-to-shore combat power on Saturday, June 20, spearheading a synchronized amphibious raid along the coast of Ternate, Cavite as part of Exercise Kamandag. Personnel from the PMC 's Force Reconnaissance...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) launched a parallel administrative investigation into an alleged extortion case involving one of its personnel in Culaba, Biliran. Seaman First Class (SN1) Rhyck Bolon Puerto, 29, team leader of a Coast Guard mobile team in Culaba, was apprehended inside his office...
The Philippine Navy (PN) disclosed on Saturday, June 20, that it has participated in a live-fire air defense exercise with Singaporean, Italian, and Japanese warships as part of its preparations for the upcoming Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2026 in Hawaii. The drill held last Thursday, June...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced Saturday, June 20, that it has completed a six-day maritime exercise with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and United States forces in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) this week amid the presence of multiple Chinese military and coast guard vessels...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, June 19, that it was finalizing extensive security preparations as the Senate gears up for the start of the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte. Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., PNP Chief, announced that personnel of...
The Philippine Navy (PN) and its counterparts from South Korea and Singapore carried out a leapfrog maneuver during a multinational group sail in a move aimed at sharpening coordination and ship-handling skills ahead of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2026. The activity involved the...
