BRP Davao del Sur (center) and BRP Gregorio del Pilar (back) hold a maritime cooperative activity with Australia's HMAS Toowoomba in the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 25, 2023. (Photo by Australian Defence Force) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has stopped the weekly publication of the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Protecting the country's sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is giving honor to the legacy of World War II veterans, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said. This, as Romualdez graced the...
DND Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. The Philippines is eager to hold dialogues with China to finalize a regional code of conduct in the South China Sea (SCS), Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said. Teodoro, however, expressed doubts on the sincerity of Beijing to...
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) successfully hosted a fun run in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Sunday, Oct. 13, which aimed to support the families of its fallen personnel as well as those in the frontlines of the country’s fight for the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Around 4,000 Marines,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. with House Speaker Martin Romualdez at the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos (Speaker's Office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez commended President Marcos for his “principled stand” in defending the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada (Senate PRIB) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to raise before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) the continued aggression of China...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship and a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel sail close to each other in the West Philippine Sea on Aug. 26, 2024. (Courtesy of PCG) China has pulled out 73 vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) based on the latest monitoring of the Philippine Navy (PN). Data released...
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 Philippines-Japan maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo: AFP) Due to the maritime disputes...
This formation features (from left to right) HMNZS Aotearoa (A-11), BRP Antonio Luna (FF 151), USS Howard (DDG 83), HMAS Sydney (D 48), and JS Sazanami (DD 113), with BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS 35) as the break away vessel showcasing coordinated division tactics during the 4th Multilateral Maritime...
Mr. Praveen Pathak, director of market promotion and export at BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd., poses in front of a model of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on a mobile autonomous launcher during the recent Asian Defense and Security (ADAS) exhibit in Pasay City. (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong /...
Troops stand on the edge of M/V Lapu-Lapu as it approaches BRP Sierra Madre during a successful resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Sept. 27, 2024. (Courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) successfully held a rotation and...
National Security Council (NSC) Asst. Director General Jonathan Malaya (File photo) The National Security Council (NSC) accused China of violating safety aviation rules when one of its military choppers shadowed a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) while on a patrol mission in Bajo de...
