(US Army) Bayan Muna criticized the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) over its plans to acquire the United States’ (US) Typhon missile system, and claimed that this would put a heavy strain on an already debt-saddled national budget. In a...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers blasted China for going back to its meddling ways, particularly with the Philippines' plan...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. confirms that the Philippines is considering to procure missile systems despite criticisms from China during a Philippine Navy event in Manila on Nov. 15, 2024. (DPC pool) China has no right to lecture the Philippines when it comes to...
​The Philippines on Monday, Nov. 4, urged North Korea to stop its continuous ballistic missile launches as such "provocative actions" undermine the economic progress and peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific region. In a statement, Manila said it was seriously...
China has accused the United States of inciting confrontation in the Indo-Pacific by purportedly deploying weapons and increasing military activities in the South China Sea. Mao Ning, spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry, said it is the US that is "the biggest source of instability in the...
Mr. Praveen Pathak, director of market promotion and export at BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd., poses in front of a model of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on a mobile autonomous launcher during the recent Asian Defense and Security (ADAS) exhibit in Pasay City. (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong /...
Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. says he hopes to acquire the US-made Typhon missile system for the Armed Forces of the Philippines in an ambush interview at the 2024 Asian Defense and Security (ADAS) Exhibition at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Armed...
The Philippines on Tuesday, July 2, condemned North Korea for its launching of two ballistic missiles, saying that the act undermines the peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the larger Indo-Pacific region. This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says the...
The Philippine government on Friday, May 31, reiterated its condemnation of North Korea's missile activities after its recent firing of multiple ballistic shots. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Pyongyang's action is provoking tension in the Indo-Pacific region. "The Philippines...
The Philippine Navy test-fires a non-line-of-sight (NLOS) missile system installed on one of its fast attack interdiction craft (FAIC) platforms at west off Luzon Point in Mariverles, Bataan on April 10, 2024. The Philippine Navy (PN) has put to test its new long-range missile system, installed on...
President Marcos, US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have jointly expressed concern about North Korea's ballistic missile tests as well as Russia's nuclear threats as they met at the White House for a historic trilateral meeting. The three leaders issued their...
The Philippines has condemned North Korea's recent launching of ballistic missiles as it said it has threatened stability in the Indo-Pacific. In a short statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said North Korea's move on Dec. 18 "provokes tension and undermines economic progress, peace...
