The capability of the Philippine Navy (PN) to build its own vessels may no longer be a far-fetched idea. In fact, it might happen in two years’ time. Rear Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr., Flag Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy (Contributed photo) Rear Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr., PN Flag Officer in...
Two brand new fast attack interdiction craft-missile (FAIC-M) of the Philippine Navy (PN) were formally commissioned into service on Monday, Nov. 28. (L-R) BRP Lolinato To-Ong (PG-902) and BRP Nestor Acero (PG-901) are christened at the headquarters of the Philippine Navy in Manila on Nov. 28,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Navy seized smuggled cigarettes valued at P52 million in this city on Thursday, Nov. 24. THE Navy seized 1,511 boxes of smuggled cigarettes worth P52.8 million in the sea of Zamboanga City. (Navforwem photo) Naval Forces Western Mindanao (Navforwem) personnel...
Upholding territorial integrity and maintaining peace in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) are among the primary focus of the newly-installed Flag Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy (PN, FOIC). Rear Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr. assumes as the 40th Flag Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy on Nov....
The Philippines is seeking an explanation from China why its coast guard allegedly forcefully took from the Philippine Navy a rocket wreckage it retrieved on the waters off the Pag-asa Island. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo said Thursday the country sent China a note...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Navy rescued eight passengers of a distressed motor vessel in Tawi-Tawi on Tuesday, Nov. 22. NAVAL Task Group Tawi-Tawi rescued eight passengers from a distressed sea vessel in Tawi-Tawi. (Photo by 2MBde) A report from the Armed Forces-Naval Forces Western Mindanao...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said a note verbale will be sent to China following a confrontation between the Chinese Coast Guard and Philippine Navy over a rocket debris near Pag-asa Island. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Photo by Noel Pabalate) "Yes, I think that that’s...
The latest maritime incident involving the China Coast Guard (CCG) and the Philippine Navy (PN) in Pagasa (Thitu) Island cast doubt on the sincerity of Chinese President Xi Jinping to peacefully settle the territorial dispute between the two countries, according to the top security adviser of...
Seven Filipino passengers were rescued by a Japanese vessel after the motorbanca they were riding got damaged near the border of the Philippines and Indonesia, leaving them drifting at sea for seven days, the Philippine Navy (PN) said on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Courtesy of Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao...
China has denied reports that its coast guard forcibly took from the Philippine Navy an unidentified object off the Pag-asa Island. In a statement on Monday night, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said China’s coast guard took the object, which turned out to be the wreckage of a rocket launched by...
The Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday it is aware of an incident wherein the Chinese Coast Guard reportedly blocked and forcefully retrieved from the Philippine Navy an unidentified floating object it discovered off the Pag-asa Island. DFA spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said the agency is...
The country's top military officer is now an honorary member of the Philippine Navy's (PN) elite special operations forces, the Naval Special Operations Command (NAVSOCOM) or Navy SEAL (sea, air, land). Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro (middle) is now an honorary member of the Philippine Navy's...
