The Philippine Navy has relieved and placed under investigation one of its officers for allegedly issuing a life-threatening social media post against an executive official of the Kabataan Partylist (PL) group. Raoul Manuel (Courtesy of Raoul Manuel's Twitter account) Raoul Manuel, national...
French surveillance frigate, Vendémiaire (F743), dropped anchor in South Harbor, Manila on Tuesday, March 8, as part of the French Navy’s deployment in Asia that aims to cultivate regional stability, international rule of law, and partnerships among Asian countries. French surveillance frigate,...
The Philippine Navy (PN) on Monday, Feb. 28, expressed interest to foster stronger relations with the European Union (EU) as it acknowledged the presence of existing and emerging maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy of Foreign Correspondents Association of the...
A United States Navy ship dropped anchor in Manila for a regular port call as the Philippines reaffirmed its strong relations to the Western ally, the Philippine Navy (PN) confirmed on Sunday, Feb. 27. USS Tulsa (LCS-16) (Courtesy of United Statea Navy via Philippine Navy) Littoral combat ship USS...
The United States said the recent turnover of four Cessna 172 Skylark planes to the Philippine Naval Air Wing is part of its commitment to invest in the country's further development. (Photo from US Embassy in the Philippines) The US turned over on Friday, Feb. 10, the brand new planes to the...
The Department of National Defense (DND) was not officially informed about the crashed F-35C Lightning II aircraft of the United States Navy reportedly near the Philippine waters in the South China Sea last week. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense)...
The relief operations of the Philippine Navy (PN) for the victims of typhoon "Odette" in Bohol have been relentless as new batch of supplies were delivered to them over the weekend. (Courtesy of Naval Forces Southern Luzon) In a statement Sunday, Jan. 30, the PN said that BRP Federico Martir...
The Department of National Defense (DND) finally signed on Friday, Jan. 28, the contract for the acquisition of India's BrahMos supersonic missile system for the Philippine Navy (PN) which is worth USD 374,962,800 or around P19 billion. The Department of National Defense, represented by Secretary...
Malacañang confirmed on Tuesday night, Jan. 18, the designation of two new officials in two key posts in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Malacañang Palace (Photo from PNA) "President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has approved the designation of Rear Admiral Alberto Carlos of the Philippine...
One of the Philippine Navy’s (PN) largest sea vessels has successfully completed her fourth relief transport mission for the victims of typhoon “Odette” as the military showed no signs of slowing down in its humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations exactly one month...
The Philippine Navy (PN) disclosed Sunday, Jan. 16, that it will build naval facilities in Dinagat Islands to ensure easy access to the island province which could be crucial especially in times of calamities and disasters. A Deed of Usufruct is signed by the Philippine Navy's Naval Forces Eastern...
The Department of National Defense (DND) bought an additional two brand new corvettes for the Philippine Navy (PN) which will be manufactured from South Korea. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana signs a P28-billion deal for the acquisition of two brand new corvettes for...
