The Philippine Navy said the forensic analysis conducted on a submersible drone discovered off the coast of San Pascual, Masbate on Dec. 30, 2024 will take six to eight weeks. (Photo: Police Regional Office-5) The Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday, Jan. 7, that it will take up to two months to...
Christmas came early for military personnel guarding the nine features occupied by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as they were given Noche Buena packages last week. The AFP, through the Western Command (Wescom), conducted rotation of troops and...
A China Coast Guard ship fires water cannon at a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel in Bajo de Masinloc, West Philippine Sea on Dec. 4, 2024. (Courtesy of National Task Force for West Philippine Sea) The Philippine Navy (PN) expressed support for President Marcos Jr.’s...
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) and embarked Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 sailors conduct operations while underway in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 30, 2024. (Photo courtesy of US Pacific Fleet) A United States destroyer that sailed in the vicinity...
Military personnel from the Philippine Navy (PN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and United States Navy (USN) exchange insights during a pre-sail conference aboard JS Samidare at Pier 15 in Manila on December 4, 2024. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) leads a multilateral...
Chinese Navy has joined China's Coast Guard in blocking Philippine vessels within the country's waters, National Maritime Council (NMC) Undersecretary Alexander Lopez said. A China Coast Guard ship fires water cannon at a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel in Bajo de Masinloc,...
The Russian submarine "Ufa 490" is detected by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and escorted by the Philippine Navy 80 nautical miles off Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro on Nov. 28, 2024. (Photo: AFP) The detection of a Russian attack submarine in Occidental Mindoro last week has...
Senators have expressed concern over the Russian attack submarine that was monitored in Occidental Mindoro last week. Russian submarine Ufa 490 is detected by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and escorted by the Philippine Navy while transiting the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 28, 2024....
Vice Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr. (left) shakes the hands of his successor, newly appointed Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command, Rear Adm. Jose Ma. Ambrosio Ezpeleta (right), as President Marcos Jr. looks at them during the joint change of command and retirement ceremony at the PN headquarters in...
President Marcos has expressed confidence that the new commander of the Philippine Navy would lead the Navy with integrity, and surpass any challenges that he might encounter. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the Philippine Navy change of command ceremony on Nov. 15, 2024. (RTVM Screenshot)...
BRP Albert Majini (PG909), the first ever in-country assembled fast attack interdiction craft-missile (FAIC-M), is launched by the Philippine Navy at the Naval Shipyard in Cavite City on Nov. 12, 2024. (Photo: PN) The Philippine Navy (PN) has launched the first ever in-country assembled fast attack...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship and a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel sail close to each other in the West Philippine Sea on Aug. 26, 2024. (Courtesy of PCG) Even after the enactment of two new laws seeking to uphold the country’s sovereignty over its maritime territory, China continues to...
