Category: military
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5 foreigners nabbed for alleged spying ops
MANILA – Authorities have arrested five foreign nationals suspected of engaging in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations in the country. Top officials from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday presented to the media the five Chinese suspects as well as the equipment recovered from them.…
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PH, US Air Forces agree to bolster interoperability
MANILA – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday announced that it is sees more high-level interactions with the US Pacific Air Force (PACAF). This came as PACAF commander Gen. Kevin Schneider paid a visit to PAF chief Arthur Cordura at Villamor Air Base, Pasay City on Tuesday, Air Force spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo…
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PH forces new CCG vessel farther from Zambales coastline
MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has compelled a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel to move farther from the Zambales coastline, officials reported on Saturday, January 25, 2025. At 1 p.m. on Friday, the CCG replaced its vessel 3103 with its much larger ship, vessel 3304, which the PCG’s BRP Cabra managed to push…
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BRP Cabra keeps CCG vessel off Zambales coast
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Cabra’s strategic maneuvering has kept the Chinese Coast Guard vessel 3103 from getting closer to the Zambales coastline. PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Commodore Jay Tarriela, said the vessel continues its vigilant monitoring of Chinese illegal presence within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). “Through the seamanship…
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PCG mahigpit na binabantayan ang mga sasakyang pandagat ng CCG
Patuloy na minamatyagan ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ang galaw ng mga barko ng Chinese Coast Guard na iligal pa rin umanong nanghihimasok sa karagatang sakop ng Pilipinas. Ito ang nabatid mula kay PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, Commodore Jay Tarriela na nagsabing patuloy ang pagmonitor ng BRP Suluan sa CCG vessel 3304 na…
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1st maritime cooperative activity ng PH at US para sa 2025 inilunsad sa Palawan
Nagsagawa ang pinagsanib na naval at air units ng Pilipinas at Estados Unidos ng kauna-unahang maritime cooperative activity (MCA) ngayong taon sa West Philippine Sea (WPS). Ayon kay AFP public affairs office chief Col. Xerxes Trinidad, ginawa ang MCA noong Enero 17 at 18 sa karagatang sakop ng Palawan. Kasama sa isinagawang pagsasanay sa panig…
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PH Navy ships conduct routine drills in West Philippine Sea
ZAMBALES — Offshore combat ships of the Philippine Navy (PN) held a unilateral exercise aimed at sustaining and improving the operational proficiency of both assets and personnel while conducting sovereignty patrol in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), particularly in the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc on January 17. Headlined by the multi-mission capable frigate BRP…
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‘Monster ship’ ng China muling nagbalik sa Zambales
ZAMBALES—Naharang ng BRP Teresa Magbanua ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ang muling pagtatangka ng tinaguriang “monster ship” ng China Coast Guard (CCG) 5901 na na makalapit sa baybayin ng Zambales. “Sa kabila ng mala-dambuhalang laki ng CCG-5901, ang PCG vessel ay matapang na lumapit sa starboard side nito nang malapitan at epektibong hadlangan ang tangka…
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Mga barko ng Tsina sa Zambales, bantay sarado sa BRP Teresa Magbanua
Nananatiling naka-deploy sa baybayin ng Zambales ang BRP Teresa Magbanua upang harapin ang presensya ng mga barko ng China Coast Guard (CCG) sa lugar, ayon sa pahayag ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Nabatid sa pahayag ni Commodore na si Jay Tarriela, spokesperson ng PCG para sa West Philippine Sea (WPS), na isang barko ng CCG…
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PCG kinumpirma ang pagtambay muli ng barko ng Chinese Coast Guard sa karagatan malapit sa Zambales
ZAMBALES – Sa kabila na lumayo na sa katubigan na sakop ng lalawigang ito ang tinaguriang “Monster ship” ng bansang Tsina, agad naman humalili ang isa pang barko ng Chinese Coast Guard sa eksaktong lugar na nilisan nito. Ito ang inihayag ni Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (WPS) Commodore Jay Tarriela…
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“Monster ship” ng China naharang ng PCG malapit sa Zambales
Mahigpit na binantayan ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ang pinakamalaking barko ng China Coast Guard (CCG), nang namataan ito 54 nautical miles mula sa Capones Island sa San Antonio, Zambales nitong Sabado, Enero 4. Nabatid sa ulat ng PCG na kumpirmadong ang tinaguriang “monster ship” ng China Coast Guard (CCG) ang nakitang pumasok sa karagatang…
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PH Army eyes platforms that will allow it to defend EEZ
The Philippine Army (PA) is looking for weapons systems or platforms that will give it the capability to defend the country’s 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ), its chief said. In a press briefing, PA chief Lt. Gen. Roy Galido said one of such weapon systems now being looked into is the US-made “Mid-Range Capability”…
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Aurora Ready Reserve Infantry Battalion sumailalim sa komprehensibong Battalion Assembly Test
AURORA — Ang 307th Community Defense Center (CDC) sa ilalim ng 3rd Regional Community Defense Group (3RCDG) ng Reserve Command, Philippine Army, ay matagumpay na nagsagawa ng tatlong-araw na Battalion Assembly Test (Pre-Mobilization) para sa Aurora Ready Reserve Infantry Battalion. Idinaos ang aktibidad sa Aurora Trading Center sa Barangay Calabuanan, Baler, Aurora, kung saan nagtipon-tipon…
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PAF blesses five new Black Hawk helicopters at Clark Air Base
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) held a blessing ceremony for five newly acquired S-70i Black Hawk helicopters at Haribon Hangar in Clark Air Base, Pampanga. The helicopters, delivered on December 9, 2024, are part of the 32 units of S-70i Black Hawk helicopters acquired through a direct contract with Poland’s PZL Mielec under the Armed…
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IRON SWAT 2024
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) and Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) through the Joint US Military Assistance Group – Philippines (JUSMAG-P) concluded the Iron Swat 2024, a bilateral exercise between the Philippines and United States aimed to enhance the integration of air operations and improve tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) between the two Air Forces. The…
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