Navy welcomes prospectiveoffshore patrol vesselBRP Rajah Lakandula
MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) announced the conduct of arrival ceremonies for the prospective offshore patrol vessel (OPV),
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Philippines, US conclude Balikatan 2026
CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines hosted the closing ceremony of Exercise Balikatan
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Balikatan 2026: 317th AW conducts MEO, arrives in Philippines
CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines – The 317th Airlift Wing arrived at Clark Air Base, Philippines, to provide critical tactical airlift
Read moreThe United States and The Philippines Launch Plans for 4,000-Acre Economic Security Zone to Shore Up Supply Chains: First AI-NativeIndustrial Acceleration Hub Under Pax Silica
On April 16, the Philippines joined the Pax Silica initiative, launched by the United States and thirteen other nations, hailing
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Balikatan 2026: Villa Reyes Receives Care, Training and New Classrooms
Residents of Barangay Villa Reyes, San Narciso, Quezon, Philippines gathered this week as service members from the Armed Forces of
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Balikatan 2026 opening ceremony highlights a strong alliance and expanding cooperation
CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City, Philippines – Exercise Balikatan 2026, the 41st iteration of the largest annual bilateral exercise conducted between
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Navy’s new offshore patrol vessel Rajah Sulayman arrives in PH
The Philippine Navy (PN) on Monday announced that one of the six offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) it ordered from South
Read moreU.S. Navy Rescues Three Filipino Fishermen in the South China Sea
SOUTH CHINA SEA—On January 1, 2026, at approximately 12:45 p.m., the crew aboard the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship
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Philippines Marines Apprehend Chinese Fishing Boat at Second Thomas Shoal
Aaron-Matthew Lariosa / USNI News Philippine Marines deployed two small boats last week to escort a Chinese fishing boat that
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U.S. Sailors, Marines join partners for Biennial Exercise in Philippine Sea
Forward-deployed U.S. sailors and Marines are training alongside the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and other allied militaries in the Philippine
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