BRP Davao del Sur (center) and BRP Gregorio del Pilar (back) hold a maritime cooperative activity with Australia's HMAS Toowoomba in the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 25, 2023. (Photo by Australian Defence Force) The joint patrol by the Philippines and Australia in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) not...
(Front to back) Philippine Navy vessels BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS-15), BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), and US Navy littoral combat ship USS Gabriel Gaffords (LCS-10) conduct tactical maneuvers in the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 23, 2023 as part of the Philippines-United States maritime cooperative...
Senators on Friday, November 24 rejected China’s accusations the Philippines is stirring up trouble in the South China Sea saying it has always been the other party that is causing concerns in the area. This, after President Marcos announced last Tuesday, November 21,...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) deploys FA-50PH light combat aircraft during the launching of a joint maritime and aerial patrol by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and US Indo-Pacific Command in the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 21, 2023. (Photo by AFP) The joint maritime and aerial patrol...
The Philippines and the United States have begun their joint maritime and air patrols in the contested West Philippine Sea, President Marcos announced on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) increased its presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to assert the country’s...
A group of US lawmakers is in favor of conducting more joint patrols with the Philippines in the South China Sea as its members called out Beijing's recent intrusion into other states' territory, particularly the Philippines. Members of the US House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Committee...
Foreign ambassadors lauded the “SAMA SAMA” multilateral naval exercise in the seas off Southern Luzon in an effort to establish a rules-based order that ensures peace and stability in a region vital to global trade and commerce. (From left, front row) US Navy Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of...
Philippine Navy guided-missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF151) and Canadian Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa (FFH341) complete a bilateral sail in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Sept. 21, 2023. (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) Philippine Navy (PN) guided-missile frigate BRP Antonio...
As China continues its aggression against the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the proposed joint maritime patrol between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the South China Sea (SCS) might no longer push through. Armed Forces of the...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is more optimistic than ever on the conduct of joint maritime patrols in the West Philippine...
The planned joint patrol operation between the Philippines and United States in the South China Sea (SCS) could be integrated in the “Balikatan” exercise, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Monday, August 21. Military personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and United...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia —The Philippines and Malaysia agreed to convene the next Philippines-Malaysia Joint Commission Meeting to discuss priority cooperation in various areas of mutual interest, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and...
