President Marcos said that the Philippines remains unfettered amid tensions in the West Philippine Sea as he urged Filipino soldiers to be courageous and firm in preserving and upholding the country's territorial integrity. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos said...
The Philippines’ monitoring of its territory, especially on the side of the West Philippine Sea, got a big boost with the arrival of an Advance Air Surveillance Radar (ASRS) from Japan which will be installed in the province of La Union. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said the arrival of the...
AFP chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (right) takes a photo with Western Command commander Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos (left) and soldiers manning BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Dec. 10, 2023. (Photo by AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) belied reports that...
General Romeo Brawner Jr. (left), AFP chief, leads a wreath-laying ceremony at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Dec. 15, 2023 as part of the 88th founding anniversary celebration of the AFP. (Photo by AFP) General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of...
The highest ranking military officials of the Philippines and the United States have committed to maintain close coordination and increased military cooperation amid the increasing cases of harassment of China on local vessels in the West Philippine Sea. General Romeo Brawner Jr, Chief of Staff of...
Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (Screenshot via RTVM livestream) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will not use the water cannon equipped to its ships as an offensive weapon against Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG...
AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. (right) takes a photo with soldiers manning BRP Sierra Madre on Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Dec. 10, 2023 after a successful resupply mission. The supply boat boarded by Brawner to Ayungin was rammed by a China Coast Guard ship, according to the...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Col. Medel Aguilar (File photo) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is hot on the trail of more personalities tagged in a deadly explosion at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City last Dec. 3. Col. Medel Aguilar, AFP...
Jafar Gamo Sultan alias "Jaf/Kurot" (Courtesy of AFP public affairs office) Government troops have arrested a suspect in the deadly bombing at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) revealed on Friday, Dec. 8. Combined troops of the military's...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s stand against the peace agreement with the communist rebels, including the amnesty and possible release of political prisoners as a sign of goodwill for the negotiations, are shared even by some members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), military chief of...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. (sitting, second from left) meets with leaders of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and security officials in Marawi City on Dec. 4, 2023 following a deadly blast at the Mindanao State University on...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is validating information that Islamic State (IS) is responsible for the explosion at a gymnasium inside the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City which claimed the lives of four people. Col. Xerxes Trinidad, chief of AFP public affairs office,...
