The Takanami-class destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the multi-role guided missile frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) of the Philippine Navy (PN) hold a bilateral maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo:...
A Philippine Navy (PN) personnel aboard BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) observes Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) during the first Philippines-Japan maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo: AFP) Following the joint sail...
(Front to back) BRP Ramon Alcaraz and USS Mobile sail together in the West Philippine Sea on July 31, 2024 as part of the Philippines-United States maritime cooperative activity (MCA). (Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Philippine Navy (PN) and the United States Navy (USN) sailed together...
President Marcos has vowed to continue improving the country's maritime education to make it "more responsive" to the current needs of the maritime industry. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/Yummie Dingding) "We assure you that we will continue to improve our...
The bicameral conference committee approved on Wednesday, July 17, the final version of the Maritime Zones Bill. Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB photo) "Yung salient points ay sinama natin yung sa Palawan, sinama natin yung sa Philippine Rise. Tapos ni-reconcile natin yung...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A 19-year-old maritime academy cadet died after he was ordered by an upper classman to exercise as punishment for a violation in a maritime school in Barangay Canlubang, this city, on Monday afternoon, July 8. Police identified the victim as Cadet Vince Andrew de Los Reyes,...
President Marcos is bent on achieving the Philippines' goal for a modern and future-ready maritime industry. Filipino seafarers (Photo from the Maritime Industry Authority) Marcos made the reiteration in his message on Tuesday, June 25, for the celebration of Day of Seafarer. “Let me reiterate...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (Contributed photo) National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año will not recommend to President Marcos Jr. to reconvene the National Security Council (NSC) over the latest aggressive actions by China Coast Guard (CCG) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a...
The Philippines, the United States, Japan and Canada have showed anew joint forces in the West Philippine Sea amid China's continued aggression in the waters it continues to claim to be its own. The US Navy deployed its largest Destroy Squadron (DESRON) ship, the guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin downplayed the latest Ayungin Shoal incident where the China Coast Guard (CCG) reportedly rammed, boarded, and used axes to damage two Philippine Navy (PN) boats. (From left) Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and Presidential Assistant on Maritime Concerns Andres...
A Philippine civilian mission of volunteers and fishermen to West Philippine Sea (Akabayan Party's Facebook page) The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said Sunday, June 16, that it will continue to hold maritime patrol over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as part of its inherent duty to protect Filipinos...
(PCG) Bukidnon 2nd district Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores says the best option to restore freedom of navigation in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is through the enactment of the Philippine Maritime Zones bill. In a statement, Flores said this proposed...
