Alert Philippine Navy (PN) personnel rescued nine individuals, including two children, after a motorized banca capsized off the Mactan-Cebu Channel on Tuesday, March 24. The boat was sailing approximately 20 yards from Captain Veloso Pier, Naval Base Rafael Ramos in Lapu-Lapu City when it...
The Philippine Navy (PN) and port operator Globalport Terminals Inc. (GTI), which has major facilities in the Visayas and Mindanao, have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) which seeks to establish an "affiliated reserve unit" within the company. The Navy said the MOA was signed by PN chief Vice...
Security forces went on high alert after a suspected Chinese rocket was observed over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) which crossed Palawan’s airspace on Friday, March 13. The Western Naval Command (WNC) confirmed the sighting of what is believed to be a People’s Republic of China (PRC) Long...
The Philippine Navy (PN) ramped up its maritime diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific region as it deployed Naval Task Group (NTG) 80.6 aboard the BRP Diego Silang (FFG7) to Darwin, Australia to join two major international maritime events. The contingent is participating in the International Fleet Review...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assured the public on Tuesday, March 3, that the country is “not under any threat” from Iranian missile systems, making it safe from the reaching grip of the conflict in the Middle East. Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesperson for West...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A vessel of Cambodian registry manned by crew members from Myanmar was held last Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Sultan Kudarat by the Naval Command Western Mindanao for allegedly transporting more than 3,000 master cases of smuggled cigarettes. In an exclusive interview, Lt. Commander...
Maj. Gen. Vicente MAP Blanco III, commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC), on Wednesday, Feb. 25, condemned the actions of retired Marines who allegedly acted as “bagmen” in the supposed delivery of P805 billion worth of kickbacks from flood control programs to top government officials,...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) bolstered the nation’s territorial defense with the simultaneous christening and commissioning of two new naval vessels, the offshore patrol vessel (OPV) BRP Rajah Sulayman (PS-20) and the fast attack interdiction craft (FAIC) BRP Audrey Bañares...
The Philippine Navy (PN) on Monday said naval vessels attached to its Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) have provided relief assistance to communities severely affected by the massive fire that hit Lamion, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi. In a statement, the PN said the WMNC has conducted sealift operations,...
An Australian warship transited the South China Sea near the Kalayaan Island Group (Spratly Islands) and dropped anchor in Subic for a port visit aimed at strengthening maritime ties with the Philippine Navy (PN). The PN, through the Philippine Fleet (PF), is hosting HMAS Toowoomba, an Anzac-class...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has strengthened its military cooperation with the United States and Japan in separate high-level engagements ahead of major military exercises set this year, ranking officials disclosed on Saturday, Feb. 14. The Philippine Army (PA) said it is bolstering...
The Department of National Defense (DND) formally received five coastal radar systems from Japan during a handover ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Wednesday, Feb. 11. DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the systems are expected to enhance the Philippine Navy’s (PN) coastal...
