Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has once again made the case for the putting up of a EDCA (Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement) naval...
President Marcos tagged as "very worrisome" the sighting of a Russian attack submarine in the West Philippine Sea. Russian submarine Ufa 490 is detected by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and escorted by the Philippine Navy while transiting the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 28, 2024. (Photo...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is prodding members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other countries to support the Philippines’ stand on issues involving the West...
US Secretary of Defense meets with American servicemen during his visit to the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Nov. 19, 2024. (Courtesy of Austin / X ) American servicemen who have been deployed to Palawan to be part of...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILABULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has sounded the alarm on China's alleged deployment of "fake fishing boats" in the West Philippine...
US Secretary of Defense meets with American servicemen during his visit to the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Nov. 19, 2024. (Photo: Austin / X account) The United States government has created a new military task force...
(L-R) US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. smile at each other during a press conference at the headquarters of Western Command in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Nov. 19, 2024. Austin reiterated America's "ironclad"...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILABULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers is not one to bite his tongue when it comes to responding to China's "bullying tactics" in the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) bared Friday, Nov. 15, that it successfully brought food and other provisions for troops guarding the BRP Sierra Madre (LS57) military outpost in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The rotation and reprovison (RORE) mission held...
President Marcos believes that nothing has changed between the Philippines and China as both countries insist on their rights over portions of the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this as China rejected the newly signed laws on the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (right) and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles answer questions from the media after the inaugural Australia-Philippines Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Canberra on Nov. 12, 2024. (Photo: DND)...
China said it is the Philippines, which has become more assertive in countering Beijing’s aggression in the South China Sea, that is causing provocation in the Indo-Pacific region. Lin Jian, spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, claimed that every escalation of maritime row between the two...
