China, US hold rival SCS drills
BEIJING – Chinese and US warships were in the South China Sea yesterday, conducting rival exercises in the disputed waters amid heightened tensions involving US ally the Philippines.
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BFAR’s Panatag visit to give fishers livelihood
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will visit Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal as part of continuing government efforts to provide livelihood assistance to fisherfolk in the West Philippine Sea, the agency’s spokesman said.
NSC laments Reds’ order to intensify attacks
MANILA, Philippines — The National Security Council (NSC) slammed yesterday the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) for calling on its armed members to launch fresh and bigger attacks against the government despite ongoing exploratory talks on possible peace negotiations in Oslo, Norway.
NPA now weak, on the run – AFP
MANILA, Philippines — With its active guerrilla fronts dismantled, the New People’s Army (NPA) is “strategically defeated” and its remaining armed members across the country are now on the run, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Active NPA guerrilla fronts now zero – AFP
MANILA, Philippines — Sustained military operations and the whole-of-nation approach toward ending the country’s insurgency problem have reportedly brought down the number of active New People’s Army (NPA) guerrilla fronts to zero.
Protecting Philippine sovereignty a shared duty – DND chief
MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro called on Filipinos yesterday to unite and fight as one to protect and uphold Philippine sovereignty.
AFP: Philippines not stirring up trouble in West Philippine Sea
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) again slammed China yesterday for claiming anew that it is Manila that is stirring up or provoking trouble in the West Philippine Sea.
Philippines, Japan military chiefs reaffirm alliance
MANILA, Philippines — The military chiefs of the Philippines and Japan have reaffirmed their commitments toward strengthening alliances amid growing Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).