BRP Davao del Sur (center) and BRP Gregorio del Pilar (back) hold a maritime cooperative activity with Australia's HMAS Toowoomba in the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 25, 2023. (Photo by Australian Defence Force) The joint patrol by the Philippines and Australia in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) not...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) deploys FA-50PH light combat aircraft during the launching of a joint maritime and aerial patrol by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and US Indo-Pacific Command in the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 21, 2023. (Photo by AFP) The joint maritime and aerial patrol...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Spare the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) from political intrigues. House Majority Leader Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep Manuel Jose Dalipe issued...
AFP Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. delivers a speech during the donning of ranks of newly promoted officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Nov. 14, 2023. (Photo by AFP) Six senior officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) were promoted to the...
Military and police personnel from the Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) and Police Regional Office in Cordillera (PRO-COR) pose for a photo during the launching of a joint exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police (PNP) in La Trinidad, Benguet on Nov. 10,...
Filipino and Chinese vessels engaged in a heated confrontation anew during another resupply mission in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Friday, Nov. 10, with the hostilities reaching its climax when a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship deployed a water cannon against a much...
China has warned the Philippines to take its words "seriously," particularly with regard to issues on the South China Sea, as it vowed to do "what is necessary" to protect its interest in the waters. The Chinese Foreign Ministry made the pronouncement on Monday night as the Philippines' Armed...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte denied allegations that he’s behind the reported destabilization plot against President Marcos, as he remarked that any talks of a coup d’etat should be “out in the open.” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets his predecessor, former president Rodrigo...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. delivers a speech during the grand opening of the 16th Belenismo sa Tarlac at Camp Aquino in San Miguel, Tarlac on Nov. 6, 2023. The annual Christmas tradition showcases the creativity of residents in making a "belen" depicting the...
The Philippines now needs to bolster its external defense, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Speaking at the 67th founding anniversary Naval Special Operations Command (NAVSOCOM) on Monday, Nov. 6, Marcos exhorted the Department of National Defense...
AFP Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (second from left) leads the unveiling of the AFP Joint Exercise (AJEX) DAGIT-PA flag during the training's opening ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Nov. 6, 2023. (Photo by AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) launched on Monday, Nov. 6, an...
UMINGAN, Pangasinan – An Armed Forces officer with the rank of major was arrested for poking a gun to a bystander in a cemetery here on All Saints’ Day. The Pangasinan Provincial Police Office identified the suspect as Major Leo Badua Luzano, 39, a resident of this town. Investigation said the...
