Philippine authorities and Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal). (File photo) A ranking officer of the Philippine Navy (PN) called on China to withdraw its plan to enforce a new maritime rule that would allow the China Coast Guard (CCG) to arrest “trespassers”...
A China Coast Guard vessel fires a water cannon during a resupply mission of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Ayungin Shoal on Nov. 10, 2023. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The apparent lack of trust by majority of Filipinos towards China only proves that they are already aware of what...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Western Mindanao Command here has confirmed the passage of two Navy vessels of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in the sea of Zamboanga City and Basilan province last Thursday, June 6. Major Orlando Ayllon, Western Mindanao Command Public Information Officer,...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) President Marcos Jr. believes that China is "punishing" the Philippines through their recent aggressive actions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) due to his speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) in Singapore last week. The...
President Marcos Jr. (left) shakes hand with Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command, Vice Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr. during the PN 2nd Quarter Command Conference at the PN Headquarters in Manila on June 3, 2024. (Photo courtesy of PPA Pool) The Philippine Navy (PN) laid out before President Marcos Jr....
Fishermen cast their net as a floating marker serving as a barrier is installed by Chinese vessels at Bajo de Masinloc on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by PCG) The Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday, May 28, that it does not honor the unilateral fishing ban imposed by China in the South China Sea which...
Philippine Navy chief Vice Admiral Toribio Adaci Jr. (File photo by PN) The Philippine Navy (PN) is closely watching the situation in Taiwan as China held military drills around the self-ruled island to reportedly test its military's capability to seize power. "We do not want to speculate but we...
Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos (Senate PRIB photo) Embattled military officer Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos was rotated to the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP GHQ) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City after being booted out of his post as the commander of the Palawan-based...
Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. graces the 126th Philippine Navy anniversary at the Navy's headquarters in Manila on May 24, 2024. (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. did not mince words when he spoke on Friday,...
The Philippine Navy commissions BRP Herminigildo Yurong (PG906) on May 21, 2024 at the PN headquarters in Manila. (Photo courtesy of PN) The Philippine Navy (PN) has commissioned into service two additional fast attack interdiction craft (FAICs) from Israel while the Philippine Air Force (PAF)...
Indian Navy ships INS Delhi, INS Shakti, and INS Kiltan dock at Pier 15 in Manila on May 19, 2024 for a four-day goodwill visit that aims to promote cooperation and cultural harmony between India and the Philippines. (Photo by Arnold Quizol / MANILA BULLETIN) Three Indian Navy (IN) ships anchored...
The Philippine Navy is treating China’s claim of “new model” agreement as a zombie story that should not be dignified, stressing that stories regarding it are all fabricated to drive a wedge among the Filipino people. Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, Navy spokesman for the West Philippine Sea,...
