A helicopter and fighter jet of the United States Pacific Fleet crashed in the South China Sea on separate occasions on Sunday, Oct. 26. A post on X (formerly Twitter) by the US Pacific Fleet on Monday, Oct. 27, said that the US Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and the F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter...
Personnel from the Philippine Navy, Philippine Coast Guard, and Philippine National Police-Maritime Group display the Philippine flag on Sandy Cay (Pag-asa Cay 2) during an inter-agency maritime operation on April 27, 2025 to counter China's narrative that it seized the cay. (Courtesy of NTF-WPS)...
Two naval vessels of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) were monitored within the country’s territory in two separate locations within the country's territory, the Philippine Navy disclosed on Thursday, April 4. Navy spokesman Capt. John Percie Alcos said the two Chinese vessels were monitored...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said on Wednesday, April 23, that the Philippines is currently facing a kind of spying by China that the country has never experienced before in its history and that this didn’t happen just once, but continuously. Sen. Francis “Tol” N. Tolentino,...
Contrary to a report published by the Chinese Navy, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Philippine Navy (PN) ship BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36) completed its maritime patrol operation in the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) over...
BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36) (File photo: PPA) The Philippine Navy (PN) said there is no truth to reports being circulated by the Chinese Navy that it expelled BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36), a PN corvette, in the waters of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) for illegal...
Senate Majority Leader Francis "Tol" Tolentino today called for greater vigilance, following the latest findings disclosed by the Philippine Navy (PN). Senate Majority Leader Francis 'TOL' Tolentino and Senator Robin Padilla confer with the three Masbate fishermen – Jojo Cantela, Rodnie...
Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philippine Navy spokesperson for West Philippine Sea, presents updates on submersible drones found in various areas in the Philippines since 2022, during a press briefing at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on April 15, 2025. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA...
The future BRP Miguel Malvar arrives in Subic, Zambales on April 8, 2025. (Photo: DND) The newest acquisition of the Philippine Navy (PN), a South Korean-made corvette, finally arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday, April 8. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. led...
Senate Majority Leader Francis "Tol" Tolentino has expressed his full support for reorganizing the Philippine Navy forces to fortify the country’s defense in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), amid the increasing aggressiveness of China. Senator Francis Tolentino, a Brigadier General...
The Philippine Navy will add more manpower and resources to its two major commands in charge of the security in the western part of the country, a military official said on Tuesday, April 1. Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said change in the...
Grande Island and Chiquita Island in Subic Bay (Courtesy of Google Earth) Two islands in Subic Bay are being considered as military reservations by the national government, according to the Philippine Navy (PN). Portions of the Grande Island and Chiquita Island, located at the southern entrance of...
