The Typhon Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile system arrives in Northern Luzon on April 7, 2024 for the Salaknib Exercise between the Philippine Army and United States Army Pacific. (Photo: USARPAC) A “small” unit of the Philippine Army (PA) is being trained on how to use and maintain the...
Aside from defense and security ties, the Philippines and the United States plan to “focus a lot” on the economic cooperation of the two countries as Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo underscored how this could also lead to better security for the Philippines. ...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo labeled China's continuous concern over the Philippines' typhon missile system as an overreaction. In an interview with NewsWatch on Feb. 27, Manalo pointed out that the missile system, which has been subject to China's...
The Typhon mid-range capability (MRC) arrives in Northern Luzon on April 7, 2024 for the Salaknib Exercise between the Philippine Army and United States Army Pacific. (Photo: USARPAC) The Philippine government called out China anew for its continued criticisms of the Typhon mid-range capability...
China gave no categorical commitment on whether it will accept or reject President Marcos’ deal of removing the United States’ Typhon missile system from the country if Beijing will stop its coercive actions in the contested South China Sea. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo...
President Marcos revealed that China did not have any specific response to his deal that he would send the United States' (US) Typhon missiles if China stopped claiming disputed portions of the West Philippine Sea and stopped harassing Filipinos there. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
President Marcos told the Chinese government that he would only send back the United States Typhon missile system if they stopped harassing Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said this amid China's urging of the Philippine...
The Typhon Mid-Range Capability (MRC) arrives in Northern Luzon on April 7, 2024 for the Salaknib Exercise between the Philippine Army and United States Army Pacific. (Photo: USARPAC) The Philippine Army (PA) and United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) will hold a military exercise next month which...
The Typhon Mid-Range Capability (MRC) arrives in Northern Luzon on April 7, 2024 as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater. The deployment aims to enhance Philippine maritime defense capabilities while bolstering interoperability and readiness within the US-Philippine alliance....
China has once again called on the Philippines to pull out the Typhon missile launcher deployed by the United States in the country, saying it must stop "going further the wrong path." China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning made the call following reports that the US military has moved its...
The Philippine Army’s (PA) decision to acquire the Typhon missile system is part of the country’s efforts to improve its deterrence capabilities against external threats and not to join a global competition for superiority through the accumulation of weapons. National Security Adviser (NSA)...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILABULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has shot down the prospect of the Philippines purchasing armaments from China. Barbers had this to say...
