An Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel receives hands-on instructions from his US counterparts on the FIM-92 Stinger missile system, learning about its components, proper handling, and tactical applications in air defense operations during a subject matter expert exchange on the use of...
A NMESIS launcher deploys into position onboard Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands for a live fire exercise as part of Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021 in Kekaha, Hawaii on Aug. 16, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Major Nick Mannweiler) As part of this year’s Balikatan...
Pope Francis in Tacloban City, Leyte in 2015. (File photo) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday, April 22, joined the nation and global Catholic community in mourning the passing of Pope Francis. In a statement, the AFP said Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church by...
Contrary to a report published by the Chinese Navy, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Philippine Navy (PN) ship BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36) completed its maritime patrol operation in the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) over...
BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36) (File photo: PPA) The Philippine Navy (PN) said there is no truth to reports being circulated by the Chinese Navy that it expelled BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36), a PN corvette, in the waters of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) for illegal...
AFP Chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. (left) unfurls the Balikatan Exercise flag during a kick-off ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on April 21, 2025 with Maj. Gen. Francisco Lorenzo (middle), commander of AFP Education, Training and Doctrine Command (AFPETDC) and Philippines Exercise...
AFP spokesperson Colonel Francel Margareth Padilla (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) welcomed on Tuesday, April 15, the inclusion of the term “West Philippine Sea” on web mapping platforms Google Maps and Google Earth. “This actually...
A Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) launcher deploys into position onboard Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands in Kekaha, Hawaii on Aug. 16, 2021 for a live-fire exercise as part of Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021. (Photo courtesy of US Marine Corps) A powerful...
AFP Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. (Courtesy of AFP-PAO) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Monday, April 14, that it was aiming to expedite the procurement of multi-role fighter aircraft for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) to boost the military’s aerial defense capabilities....
BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS15), BRP Heracleo Alano (PC380), and BRP Nestor Reinoso (PC376) hold a maritime and sovereignty patrol off Luzon Strait from April 9 to 10, 2025. (Photo: Northern Luzon Command) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced on Saturday, April 12, that it had...
Just as the nation commemorated the 83 rd anniversary of the Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) on Wednesday, April 9, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) did not forget to honor the troops serving the country at a remote outpost in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The AFP completed a routine...
A model of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is on display during the Asian Defense and Security (ADAS) exhibit in Pasay City, Sept. 25, 2024. In photo is Mr. Praveen Pathak, director of market promotion and export at BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN)...
