The Philippine Navy (PN) is set to evaluate navy destroyers from Japan which will reportedly be transferred as part of deepening defense ties between the two nations. Captain John Percie Alcos, PN spokesperson, said the Navy has undertaken preparatory steps for a Joint Visual Inspection (JVI) of...
The Philippine set a good impression on Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė as she hailed the country’s “transparency initiative” in dealing with Chinese actions in the contested West Philippine Sea. During a three-day visit to the Philippines, the official met with the...
Former senator Francis Tolentino considers China 's sanctions against him a badge of honor and a testament to his unwavering commitment to protect our national interest and the Filipino people 's dignity. Tolentino will not be allowed to enter mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao after...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Thursday, June 26, hit back at a Philippine military official for implying that the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have ties to the illegal drug trade. In the remarks of the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Manila, the embassy...
The Philippine Navy (PN) will secure government personnel and private companies that would conduct oil exploration activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). “Your Philippine Navy and your Armed Forces are ready to provide security and protection to any effort by the national government to...
The record P10-billion crystal meth (shabu) haul seized by the Philippine Navy (PN) off the coast of Zambales last week has Chinese-looking markings and the fishing boat where the illegal drugs were found was boarded by a Chinese-Malaysian suspect. This was the revelation made by Philippine Navy...
The Philippine Navy (PN) is waiting for a request from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to help in the retrieval of the remains of missing “sabungeros” (cockfighters), which were allegedly submerged in Taal Lake, Batangas. Navy spokesperson Captain John Percie Alcos said the PN has yet to...
A massive warship sat calmly at the dock of Pier 15 in Port Area, Manila on Saturday, June 21. She had just arrived after a seven-day-long journey from Japan, and was on a three-day port visit to Manila. Japanese ship (JS) Ise (DDH-182), a Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer, is recognized as one of...
Two destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) anchored in Port Area, Manila on Saturday, June 21, for a three-day port visit, signaling the deepening ties between the naval forces of the two countries following the ratification of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA). As this...
(UPDATED) Instead of fish, P10 billion worth of suspected “shabu” was found on a fishing boat inspected by the Philippine Navy (PN) off the coast of Zambales before dawn on Friday, June 20. PN spokesperson Captain John Percie Alcos said personnel of the Northern Luzon Naval Command (NLNC), in...
The Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), a United States-developed anti-ship missile, and the Typhon mid-range capability (MRC) are still on Philippine soil after being deployed in the country for major military exercises, the Philippine Navy (PN) and Philippine Army (PA)...
After the ratification of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) by both the Philippines and Japan, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said the next phase would involve the crafting of its implementing rules and regulations (IRR). “We welcome the signing of the RAA by the Japan Diet at...
