Filipino and American marines demonstrated their growing interoperability and maritime defense capabilities through a joint maritime strike event exercise held on Friday, Oct. 17, at the headquarters of the 4th Marine “Makusug” Brigade (4MBDE) in Burgos, Ilocos Norte. The activity formed part...
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) launched the Marine Air Support Activity 2025 (MASA 25) on Monday, Oct. 13, to strengthen their cooperation and enhance regional security in the Indo-Pacific. MASA 25 is a bilateral exercise under the Mutual Defense...
Regional amphibious and maritime forces from 32 nations convened in the Philippines for the 11th iteration of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS), which kicked off on Tuesday, July 8, in Taguig City. The PALS is co-hosted for the first time by the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and...
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) will test the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), an American-made anti-ship missile system, during the Kamandag Exercise next week. Kamandag, or “Kaagapay ng mga Mandirigma Mula sa Dagat”, is an...
Troops enhance their ability to move themselves from a ship to the shore through an amphibious landing exercise held in Long Beach, Barangay New Agutaya, San Vicente, Palawan on Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo: Philippine Marine Corps) Combined units from the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and Philippine...
President Marcos has renewed his administration's resolve to prioritize the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC)'s modernization to ensure its defense capabilities align with the country's strategic needs. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said this as he graced the...
A Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) personnel fires a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) aboard a coastal patrol boat off the Naval Detachment Oyster Bay in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Oct. 17, 2024 as part of the Kaagapay ng Mandirigma sa Dagat (Kamandag) exercise. (Photo: PMC) Filipino and American...
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) successfully hosted a fun run in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Sunday, Oct. 13, which aimed to support the families of its fallen personnel as well as those in the frontlines of the country’s fight for the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Around 4,000 Marines,...
Amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) of the Philippine Marine Corps, US Marine Corps, and Japan Ground Self Defense Force land on the beaches of Marine Base Gregorio Lim in Ternate, Cavite on Oct. 12, 2019 for KAMANDAG Exercise. (Photo by PMC) Filipino and American marines will work with their...
By CZARINA NICOLE ONG KI The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the death of Vince Andrew Delos Reyes, a 19-year-old cadet of a merchant marine school in Laguna, due to alleged severe physical exercise imposed on him by his upperclassmen. In a statement, CHR Chairperson Richard P....
(Photo: Philippine Marine Corps) By MARTIN A. SADONGDONG The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) deployed 18 personnel to participate in the prestigious Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2024 in Hawaii Islands and Southern California, a ranking military officer said. PMC commandant Major Gen....
Amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) of the Philippine Marine Corps, US Marine Corps, and Japan Ground Self Defense Force land on the beaches of Marine Base Gregorio Lim in Ternate, Cavite on Oct. 12, 2019 for the KAMANDAG Exercise. (Photo by PMC) More than 1,800 marines and other servicemen from the...
