(File photo) A member of the Philippine Navy was severely injured when China Coast Guard (CCG) intentionally rammed the supply boats of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that were engaged in a resupply mission at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal on Monday, June 17. Col. Xerxes Trinidad, chief...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) described as deceptive and misleading the claim of the Chinese Coast Guard about the collision of its ship with a Philippine vessel near the Ayungin Shoal. But AFP spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad would not provide details of the reported collision between...
President Marcos said that the country's military needs to boost its capabilities as it transitions from internal operations to external defense posture. However, Marcos cleared that the Philippines is not waging war by doing so. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. troops the line during his arrival at...
Chinese personnel onboard two bigger rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIBs) rush to take a food package airdropped by personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) onboard two smaller rubber boats during a resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal on May 19, 2024. (Photo by AFP) The alleged attempt...
Escoda Shoal (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday, June 4, that China has no right to hold a military exercise within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This, as Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, PN spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (WPS),...
Yuhang Liu (Contributed photo) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday, May 31, that it has conducted an investigation after a Chinese man arrested by the police in Makati City yielded communications equipment linked to possible hacking. Personnel of the Philippine National Police’s...
Senator Francis Tolentino has filed a resolution to investigate, in aid of legislation, the alleged unauthorized wiretapping of the Chinese Embassy in Manila on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command (WESCOM). In a press conference on Wednesday, May 15, Tolentino said the...
President Marcos urged the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to remain faithful to their sworn duties as he reminded them that the stars conferred upon them are reminders of their heavier responsibility to the country and the people. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr....
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has expressed doubts on the authenticity of the supposed recorded phone conversation between one of its high-ranking officials and a diplomat from the Chinese Embassy in Manila in connection with the purported “new model” in the conduct...
Senator Robinhood “Robin” Padilla expressed his belief that there is no better model when it comes to responsible gun ownership than him, citing his 3-year incarceration for illegal possession of firearms. (Photo from the Facebook page of Senator Robinhood Padilla) "Siguro pagkatapos ng...
AFP chief of staff Gen. Romeo Brawner and PNP-DPCR director Maj. Gen. Edgar Alan Okubo lead the multi-sectoral outreach program at the Pag-asa Island, which is located in the West Philippine Sea. (photo: Metrobank Foundation) Residents of Pag-asa Island in Palawan were treated to free medical...
Chinese-flagged research vessel, "SHEN KUO," loitering in the vicinity northeast of Viga, Catanduanes as spotted by NOMAD N-22 aircraft. (photo: AFP) The Chinese vessel monitored off the waters of Bicol and Visayas regions was monitored to have lowered an identified equipment around 100 miles east...
