PH-US joint patrols start in West Philippine Sea
MANILA, Philippines: The United States (US) and the Philippines started on Thursday a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MAC) in the West Philippine Sea, the second in the disputed waters since last year.
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Acorda vows to crush drug menace
(UPDATE) PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. vowed to eradicate the illegal drugs menace and put an end to cybercrimes in 2024.
AFP official sees more joint patrols in WPS
ARMED Forces of the Philippines spokesman Col. Medel Aguilar sees joint maritime patrols with allied nations supporting the country's sovereign rights and territorial jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea (WSP), triggered by China's warning against collusion with external forces in the region.
PH reaffirms participation in UN peacekeeping
THE Philippines, through the Department of National Defense (DND), reaffirmed its readiness to participate more in international peacekeeping operations.
PH gets hi-tech radar system
DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Wednesday said that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) could now easily detect from 300 nautical miles intruders and potential invaders with the installation of a sophisticated radar system from Japan in La Union.
Suspect in MSU bombing arrested
MANILA, Philippines: A suspect in the bombing of the Mindanao State University (SU) in Marawi City has been arrested, a spokesman for the Armed Forces of the Philippines told The Manila Times.
1 dead, 5 others injured in Maguindanao del Sur blast
MANILA, Philippines: One person was killed and five others were wounded following an explosion in Maguindanao del Sur shortly after midnight on Friday, a report from the Police Regional Office in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) said.
IS hand seen in MSU bombing
MANILA, Philippines: Terrorist group IS (Islamic State) is suspected to be behind the bombing at the Mindanao State University gym which killed four people and injured scores during a Catholic service on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Monday.