Mr. Praveen Pathak, director of market promotion and export at BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd., poses in front of a model of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on a mobile autonomous launcher during the recent Asian Defense and Security (ADAS) exhibit in Pasay City. (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong /...
Troops stand on the edge of M/V Lapu-Lapu as it approaches BRP Sierra Madre during a successful resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Sept. 27, 2024. (Courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) successfully held a rotation and...
National Security Council (NSC) Asst. Director General Jonathan Malaya (File photo) The National Security Council (NSC) accused China of violating safety aviation rules when one of its military choppers shadowed a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) while on a patrol mission in Bajo de...
Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. says he hopes to acquire the US-made Typhon missile system for the Armed Forces of the Philippines in an ambush interview at the 2024 Asian Defense and Security (ADAS) Exhibition at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Armed...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Two fishermen from Pangasinan were rescued in the sea of Barangay Ambucao, Santiago, Ilocos Sur on Monday, September 23. NATIONAL highway in Santiago, Ilocos Sur. (Wikipedia) Police said a fisherman noticed them – Rocky Bravo, 38, and his brother,...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday, September 24, expressed his belief that the Philippines entering into security agreements with its allies is an effective deterrence to the acts of aggression of China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Last July 8, the Philippines signed the...
Two-hundred fifty-one Chinese vessels, including three research ships, were spotted operating in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday, Sept. 24, setting a new record-high in terms of China's (WPS) deployment within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the...
BRP Teresa Magbanua (Photo by PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed Sunday, Sept. 22, that it has deployed a new ship to Escoda (Sabina) Shoal to replace BRP Teresa Magbanua and maintain the country’s presence in the tense maritime feature in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). PCG...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. poses with members of the Philippine Bar Association (PBA) during their 132nd Foundation Day and Law Day Celebration in Makati City. (Photo: DND) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. called on the...
Chinese coast guard, navy, and maritime militia vessels flocked Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Navy (PN) disclosed on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The week-long monitoring of the PN from Sept. 10 to 16 revealed that there were 157 Chinese vessels in the WPS, which is...
PCG's BRP Teresa Magbanua The House of Representatives is poised to pass on third and final reading before the September recess the bill that will modernize the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). This developed as the 300-plus strong House...
A flag-raising activity is conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) onboard BRP Teresa Magbanua in the vicinity of Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on June 12, 2024 to commemorate the 126th Philippine Independence Day. (Photo by PCG) (Updated) After a five-month long...
