Philippines

By ROY C. MABASAThe United States and the Philippines have advanced their cooperation in maritime domain awareness through the U.S. Department of Transportation-led SeaVision program, which focuses on monitoring the Philippines’ territorial waters and combating illegal fishing.This collaboration was a key outcome of today’s inaugural bilateral…

Major signs of discord within the broad administration coalition offer a preview of a midterm elections showdown between President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte, who on paper remain allies. Here's the lay of the land one year before the polls. MANILA, Philippines – One year before the 2025 elections,…

“Among the air and ground assets that have been acquired are frigates, FA-50PH , ATMOS howitzers and shore-based missile systems,” he added.It’s a jarring change from years marked by failed and desultory modernisation efforts. Proponents of the expansion can thank two countries: China and the United States.With its increasing encroachment on…

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City, Philippines  –   The Armed Forces of the Philippines hosted the closing ceremony of Exercise Balikatan 2024, marking the successful conclusion of the largest annual combined military exercise between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of…

The governor of a Philippine province has suggested that China will not hesitate to attack the Philippines if Beijing becomes involved in a conflict with forces being hosted by the Southeast Asian nation.Manuel Mamba, governor of Cagayan province, located around 600km south of Taiwan, said on Tuesday that Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Sun…

MANILA – The Philippines' military chief accused China of a "malign influence effort" on Wednesday, after a local newspaper reported a Philippine vice admiral had made a deal with Beijing to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea.The Manila Times published what it…

Farmers working on a field. (File photo from Philippine News Agency) MANILA — The Philippines’ agricultural and fisheries output value rose an annual 0.05% in the first quarter of…

LA PAZ SAND DUNES, Laoag City, Philippines  –   Combined forces from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and U.S. military rehearsed defending the coastline today during a Balikatan counter-landing live-fire exercise. Converging fires onto floating targets off…

Philippine Navy soldiers transfer essential cargoes from Unaizah May 4 and BRP Cabra to the BRP Sierra Madre off Ayungin Shoal on March 23, 2024 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) maintained the Philippines has not made any deals with China concerning the Ayungin Shoal after Beijing claimed that Manila…

IMAGINE spending almost a third of your day online. That's the reality for many Filipinos, including myself, who clock in an average of over 8 hours of daily internet use. To understand it all, let us look into the Digital 2024 Global Statshot Report (from We Are Social and…