Teodoro blasts POGOs' ill effects
DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Wednesday that criminal syndicates posing as Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) compromise national security and taint the image of the country.
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Philippines says Chinese boats seized supplies airdropped to Filipino outpost
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine military said Tuesday that Chinese boats illegally "seized" food and medicine airdropped to a Filipino outpost in the South China Sea.
AFP vows to protect fishermen from China harassment
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino fishermen need not worry about China’s fishing ban or its threat to arrest foreign “trespassers” in what it claims as its territorial waters, as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has assured them of protection from possible harassment by the Chinese.
Navy won’t recognize China fish ban in Philippine waters
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino fishermen may go about their business in the country’s territorial waters unmolested and assured of protection from the Philippine Navy, which vowed not to recognize Beijing’s unilateral four-month-long fishing ban in the South China Sea.
Marcos Jr. approves military procurement ‘wish list’
MANILA, Philippines — Amid continuing maritime aggression by China, President Marcos has approved a $35-billion budget to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), with the Philippine Navy getting the largest chunk to strengthen capabilities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
Marcos Jr. approves military procurement ‘wish list’
MANILA, Philippines — Amid continuing maritime aggression by China, President Marcos has approved a $35-billion budget to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), with the Philippine Navy getting the largest chunk to strengthen capabilities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
Satellite tech vital in maritime security, disaster mitigation
MANILA, Philippines — Officials of the Philippine Navy, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) agreed that space-based technology, such as satellites, have been vital in strengthening maritime security and disaster mitigation in the country.
Navy: 2 Chinese research vessels out of Philippine’s EEZ
MANILA, Philippines — Two Chinese research vessels spotted “loitering” and doing research in the Philippine Rise, in the Philippines’ eastern seaboard, have left the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the Philippine Navy said yesterday.