The Philippines and New Zealand have signed the Status of Forces Agreement (SOVFA), a defense deal that will allow the armed forces of both countries to hold joint military drills. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins in Malacañan during...
Personnel of the Philippine Army's 9th Infantry Division cast their local absentee votes at Camp Elias Angeles in Pili, Camarines Sur on April 28, 2025. (Photo: Philippine Army) More than 29,000 personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are expected to cast their votes ahead of the May...
Allied vessels USS Savannah (LCS-28) from the US Navy, FFM-5 JS Yahagi from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces, BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS16) from Philippine Navy, USN's USS Comstock (LSD-45), PN's BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS36), and BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV 8301) from the Philippine Coast Guard, sail...
Participating forces carry out casualty evacuation procedures at sea, honing life-saving skills during the Multilateral Maritime Event of Exercise Balikatan off the coast of Luna, La Union on April 28, 2025. (Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday, April 28, said the signing of Republic Act 12177 which grants free legal assistance for military and uniformed personnel does not exempt the troops from being responsible should they commit any mistakes while performing their duties. Colonel...
The Philippines and New Zealand are set to sign a defense agreement that will allow the two countries’ militaries to conduct exercises in each other’s territories, New Zealand’s Defense Minister Judith Collins said on Monday, April 28. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and New...
Personnel from the Philippine Navy, Philippine Coast Guard, and Philippine National Police-Maritime Group display the Philippine flag on Sandy Cay (Pag-asa Cay 2) during an inter-agency maritime operation on April 27, 2025 to counter China's narrative that it seized the cay. (Courtesy of NTF-WPS)...
In this undated photo released by Chinese tabloid Global Times, China Coast Guard personnel display the Chinese national flag while on Sandy Cay, or Pag-asa Cay 2 in the Philippines and Tiexian Jiao in China, in the South China Sea. (Courtesy of Global Times) China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel...
US Marines haul the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) off to a US C-130 aircraft during Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations - North, part of Exercise Balikatan 40-2025 on April 26, 2025. (Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) The highly anticipated participation of...
Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas on Saturday, April 26, has expressed concern over the passage of the law that gives free legal assistance to military and uniformed personnel, saying it could embolden them and entrench a culture of impunity in the country. While her fellow lawmakers called...
Philippine Navy personnel aboard BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS16) operate a .50 caliber gun during a surface target shoot as part of the Balikatan Exercises' Gunnery Exercise (Multilateral Maritime Event) in San Felipe, Zambales on April 25, 2025. (Photo: AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. urges the personnel of the 403rd Infantry Brigade and 4th Infantry Division to secure the upcoming May 12 midterm elections during his visit at Camp Osito Bahian in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on April 24, 2025. (Photo: AFP) ...
