The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Tuesday, June 25, that it was closely monitoring the presence of what is believed to be the world’s largest coast guard vessel owned by China, known as the “Monster” for its sheer size, near the BRP Sierra Madre outpost in Ayungin (Second Thomas)...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. bestows the Order of Lapu-Lapu Rank of Kampilan to Seaman First Class Underwater Operator Jeffrey Facundo during a ceremony at Camp General Artemio Ricarte in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on June 23, 2024. Facundo lost his right thumb when a China Coast Guard (CCG)...
No one can tell the Philippines that its maritime domain and sovereign rights do not belong to the country, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. visits the Western Command ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Palawan on June 23, 2024, following the recent violent...
(Courtesy of Sam Ogoy / Facebook) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) demolished a total of 591 houses belonging to informal settler families (ISFs) inside the Camp Evangelista Military Reservation (CEMR) in Patag, Cagayan de Oro City this week. The demolition of the structures within...
Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri underscored the need to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), especially the Philippine Navy and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), following recent and brazen acts of aggression and violence coming from the Chinese maritime authorities in the West...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel is caught on camera while brandishing a pickaxe in front of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldier during a resupply mission at BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on June 17, 2024. (Courtesy of AFP) The national government is not keen on invoking the...
It was a misunderstanding, and not an armed attack. This was how the Philippines classified the recent violent resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal where Filipino navy troopers were injured, including one whose finger got cut off, when Chinese vessels drove their vessel away. A China Coast...
An organization of business groups expressed their support to the country’s soldiers and marines for their service to the nation amid conflict in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement on Friday, June 21, the Philippine Business Groups said it laud the dedication and self-sacrifice of the men...
(Top photo, left) General Yoshihide Yoshida, Chief of Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) meets General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), via video teleconference on June 20, 2024 to discuss China Coast Guard’s (CCG) aggression during...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) personnel is caught on camera while brandishing a pickaxe in front of an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldier during a resupply mission at BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on June 17, 2024. (Courtesy of AFP) Talks about the Philippines and United States’...
(File photo) The morale of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) troops remain high even after the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) recent aggression during a rotation and reprovision (RORE) mission in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal which led to a severe injury inflicted on a Philippine Navy (PN)...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan (File photo) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) had a “limited” role during the June 17 rotation and reprovision (RORE) mission in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal which ended up being obstructed by the China Coast Guard (CCG). Admiral...
