(L-R) Vietnam Minister of National Defense General Phan Van Giang and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. hold a bilateral meeting in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Aug. 30, 2024. (Photo: DND) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr....
Vietnamese Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang's visit to the Philippines further deepens and widens the range of relationship of both countries. President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr. meets with Vietnam National Defense Minister Gen. Phan Van Giang during a courtesy call in Malacañan Palace...
Philippine coast Guard (PCG) personnel waive Philippine and Vietnamese flags as they welcome Vietnam Coast Guard patrol ship Canh Sat Bien (CSB)-8002 in Port Area, Manila on Aug. 5, 2024. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines and Vietnam, which have overlapping territorial...
Vietnamese Coast Guard (VCG) ship CSB 8002 will arrive in Manila on Aug. 5, 2024 for a four-day port call. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) A patrol ship of the Vietnamese Coast Guard (VCG) will arrive in Manila on Monday, Aug. 5, for a four-day port call which includes maritime exercises with the...
A Vietnamese fishing boat sinks inside the vicinity waters of Quirino (Jackson) Atoll in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). (Photo: Philippine Navy) A Vietnamese fishing boat submerged inside an atoll in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Navy (PN) disclosed on Thursday, Aug. 1. PN...
Barque Canada Reef remains Vietnam’s largest outpost in the Spratly Islands. (Photo courtesy of Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) appears to have no issues with Vietnam's island-building activities in the South China Sea (SCS). Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG...
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (right) meets Vietnamese Ambassador Lai Thai Binh at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on February 23, 2024. (Photo by DND) The Philippines is looking to collaborate with Vietnam and United Kingdom to further boost the country's defense and security, the...
Philippine Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan (second from left) and Vietnamese Coast Guard Commander, Maj. Gen. Le Quang Dao (second from right) sign a Memorandum of Understanding on maritime cooperation in Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan. 30, 2024. The activity was witnessed by (L-R) Pres....
"We're pretty much there." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) This was what President Marcos said when asked about the progress of forging a bilateral code of conduct in the South China Sea with Vietnam. "Yun yung...
President Marcos said his visit to Vietnam has laid the groundwork that will further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two Asian countries. WELCOME BACK — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. walks the red carpet upon his arrival at the Villamor Air Base following his two-day...
President Marcos raised concern over the tensions across the Taiwan Strait. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. thanks Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during a working luncheon with business leaders in Hanoi, Vietnam on Jan. 30, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos made the statement...
President Marcos has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and to prevent further escalation. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos made the call in his speech during a bilateral meeting with Vietnam President Vo Van Thuong in Hanoi on Tuesday, Jan....
