The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Wednesday, July 8, called on concerned parties to exercise restraint and promote transparency after China launched an unarmed ballistic missile from a submarine into the Pacific Ocean during a military exercise. In a statement,...
TORONTO (AP) — Canada on Monday named Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems as the preferred supplier for up to 12 submarines in what Prime Minister Mark Carney called the country’s largest-ever military procurement. The decision came before Carney headed to this week’s NATO summit, where...
DAVAO CITY – The Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) government is optimistic that the recent inauguration of the 50-megawatt Davao-Samal submarine cable interconnection could boost the economic growth of the island. Mayor Lemuel Reyes issued the statement as the island secured a reliable power...
Senator Francis Tolentino is pushing for a Senate inquiry into the submersible drone that was discovered by fishermen off the waters of Masbate recently. Tolentino cited the potential serious concerns of its presence on Philippine maritime security and legal compliance. The senator...
Russia on Thursday, Dec. 5, said that its submarine that was spotted in Occidental Mindoro last week did not violate any international law. Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said that under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), all merchant...
The Russian submarine "Ufa 490" is detected by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and escorted by the Philippine Navy 80 nautical miles off Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro on Nov. 28, 2024. (Photo: AFP) The detection of a Russian attack submarine in Occidental Mindoro last week has...
Russian submarine Ufa 490 is detected by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and escorted by the Philippine Navy while transiting the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 28, 2024. (Photo: AFP) (Updated) A Russian diesel-electric attack submarine has been monitored in Occidental Mindoro last week...
President Marcos tagged as "very worrisome" the sighting of a Russian attack submarine in the West Philippine Sea. Russian submarine Ufa 490 is detected by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and escorted by the Philippine Navy while transiting the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 28, 2024. (Photo...
President Marcos dubbed Philippine Domestic Submarine Cable Network (PDSCN), the longest and highest capacity domestic submarine fiber cable network in the Philippines, as a "game changer." Marcos said it is a game changer that allows the Philippines to be at par with its more advanced peers in...
Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook) A former chairman of the House Committee on Strategic Intelligence believes it's about time that the Philippines acquires its own submarine warship. In a statement...
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who is on a three-day official trip to the Philippines, asked President Marcos’ support for the Philippines’ planned purchase of an anti-submarine aircraft that would be deployed in the West Philippine Sea. Indonesian President Joko Widodo and President...
MONTREAL, Canada- Canadian authorities on Saturday began a probe into the implosion of the Titan submersible, whose disappearance near the wreckage of the Titanic with five men aboard had set off a multinational search-and-rescue operation. "Our mandate is to find out what happened and why and to...
