Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command, Vice Adm. Jose Ma Ambrosio Ezpeleta answers questions from the media during a press briefing at the Navy's headquarters in Manila on March 18, 2025. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Navy (PN) will hold a live fire exercise in...
Thirty-two individuals were rescued from a vessel that sank in the sea of Taganak Islands in Tawi-Tawi province on Sunday, March 17. TWENTY-SIX persons were rescued from a vessel that sank in the sea of Tawi-Tawi on Sunday. (Naval Forces Western Mindanao) The Philippine Navy rescued 26...
The Philippine Fleet performs simultaneous unilateral and gunnery exercises in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on March 10, 2025. (Photo: PF) Despite rough seas, the Philippine Fleet (PF) successfully conducted its first simultaneous unilateral and gunnery exercises in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)...
Thick smoke billows from BRP Sierra Madre, a Philippine Navy (PN) warship grounded on Ayungin Shoal in the Spratly Islands, West Philippine Sea, on Feb. 28, 2025. According to the PN, troops onboard the ship conducted a fire drill. (Courtesy of China Global Television Network / X account) A fire...
(File photo from Pixabay) The Philippine Army (PA) confirmed Tuesday, Feb. 25, that it has identified the group that tried to infiltrate its cyber systems and illegally obtain military data. Col. Louie Dema-ala, Army spokesperson, refused to name the group but noted that a full-blown investigation...
(File photo) The Philippine Army (PA) and Philippine Navy (PN) were investigating the alleged cyberattack on their respective networks, officials disclosed on Monday night, Feb. 24, although denying claims that more than 300 gigabytes worth of military data have been exposed. In a now-deleted...
(Courtesy of Philippine Navy) The Philippine Navy (PN) sailed with counterparts from 30 countries in the waters off Bali, Indonesia on Saturday, Feb. 22, marking the end of its participation to the Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK) 2025. The Philippine delegation was represented by the...
New Zealand called the recent action of China's Navy helicopter against an aircraft of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) over Bajo de Masinloc as "concerning" and poses risks undermining regional stability. A People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) helicopter flies over Bajo de...
The United States said it stands with the Philippines in condemning China for its Navy plane's "unsafe and irresponsible actions" against a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) aircraft over Bajo de Masinloc. A People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) helicopter flies over Bajo de Masinloc...
CEBU CITY – Two men, including a retired US Navy personnel, were killed in a gun attack in Barangay Punta Princesa here on Tuesday night, Feb. 18. Nicardo Nombrado, 59, and former US Navy serviceman George Kyle Lucas, 39, succumbed to bullet wounds. The perpetrator, Kevin Asia, was wounded...
A People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) helicopter flies over Bajo de Masinloc in Zambales on Feb. 18, 2025. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) condemned Wednesday, Feb. 19, the reported harassment of a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) plane by a...
Philippine Navy (PN) delegates led by Rear Admiral Joe Anthony Orbe (fourth from left), commander of Philippine Fleet, meet with delegates from the Royal Brunei Navy led by Captain Sahibul Bahari Bin Zainal Abidin (third from right), Chief of the Royal Brunei Navy, on the sidelines of the...
