The Philippine Navy (PN) successfully carried out its first-ever aerial launch of a Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) missile during a live-fire unilateral exercise in waters facing the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Tuesday, Sept 9. PN Acting Flag Officer in Command Rear Adm. Alan Javier witnessed the...
The Philippine Navy (PN) has welcomed its newest guided missile frigate named after an Ilocano revolutionary leader who conspired with British forces to fight Spanish colonizers in the Philippines. The future BRP Diego Silang (FFG-07) is the second Malvar-class frigate in the PN’s fleet, making...
The Philippine Navy (PN) confirmed Tuesday, Sept. 2, that the guided-missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) incurred minor damage while participating in the Maritime Training Activity (MTA) MALPHI LAUT 2025, a bilateral training exercise with the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). BRP Antonio Luna was...
The Philippine Navy (PN) and the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) have reinforced their maritime cooperation with the launch of the Maritime Training Activity (MTA) MALPHI LAUT 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, the PN said Saturday, Aug. 30. Lt. Andrei Balde, spokesperson of the Naval Task Group (NTG) 80.5, said...
The Philippine Navy (PN) sailed in unison with counterparts from different Southeast Asian countries off Penang, Malaysia on Thursday, Aug. 21, to showcase unity and maritime strength. Guided missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF151) joined nine other naval vessels from Association of Southeast...
Police are investigating the possible link between the P802-million suspected “shabu” or crystal meth found inside sacks of chicken feed in Mariveles, Bataan on Thursday, Aug. 14, and the P10-billion drug haul of the Philippine Navy (PN) in Masinloc, Zambales in June. Police Brig. Gen. Ponce...
After the collision of two Chinese vessels near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) advised China on Monday, Aug. 11, to observe maritime rules to avoid accidents at sea. PCG spokesperson for WPS Commo. Jay Tarriela...
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Monday, Aug. 11, condemned China’s reckless maneuvers in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) that resulted in the collision of its two vessels while chasing a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship. In a statement, the DND backed the PCG and called out China’s...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel collided with a Chinese navy warship while pursuing a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal), West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Monday, Aug. 11. PCG spokesperson for WPS Commodore Jay Tarriela said the collision...
The Philippine Navy (PN) is probing the deaths of two naval divers during a recreational dive in Sarangani on Aug. 4. "As safety remains a top priority, the PN is also reviewing and enhancing our protocols related to both recreational and operational diving activities to prevent similar incidents...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) monitored a total of 12,996 foreign and local vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in July, but a more significant observation was the increase in the number of Chinese warships seen in the western part of the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ)....
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, General Romeo Brawner Jr. hailed as a success the first-ever joint sail between the Philippine Navy (PN) and Indian Navy in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) even as Chinese vessels shadowed the activity. The first maritime cooperative activity...
