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...
The observance of the All Saint's Day and All Soul's Day on Nov. 1 and 2 is not only a time to remember dearly departed loved ones but also to reignite one's passion in serving the living. General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), said this on Tuesday,...
Security personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and Philippine Coast Guard (AFP) are sent off on Oct. 23, 2023 at Camp Crame in Quezon City for the Baranggay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Oct. 30. (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (middle) administers the oath-taking of 31 newly promoted generals and flag officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) led by Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (ninth from left) in Malacañang on Oct. 27, 2023. (Photo by AFP) Thirty-one newly promoted generals and...
President Marcos has urged the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to "be ready" in defending the country from emerging threats. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. administers the oath of office of newly-promoted generals and flag officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Oct. 27,...
The October 22 collision involving Philippine and Chinese vessels in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal will not trigger the Philippines-United States' Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) just yet. AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. had this to say on Tuesday, Oct. 24., amid an escalating tension between...
