PHILIPPINE lawmakers should allot enough defense budget and legislate reforms within security agencies to advance the military’s modernization program amid worsening tensions with China, according to ...

The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have reaffirmed their ...

Philippine authorities said Thursday that they had arrested five Chinese citizens for alleged spying, a week after arresting another Chinese national in the midst of a territorial dispute between ...

A flurry of naval drills surrounding the Philippines involving the United States and its partners has prompted complaints ...

No guerrilla fronts remain active across the country today. Only seven weakened groups remain to be dismantled, and they are the subject of focused operations. But along with the assertion of ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines ... Colonel Francel Margeth Padilla said the Philippine military is “looking at the bigger picture” and “connecting the dots” including the now-banned operations of ...

The Philippine Army (PA) said Friday, Feb. 7, that it has reactivated its Office of the Chief Infantry to allow its foot ...

Meanwhile, PMAJ Daleon reported intensified operations against criminal networks, with an expanded police presence in high-risk areas. The Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) election security ...

Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced yesterday a successful troop rotation and resupply mission for the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal. “The AFP, together with the ...

They are accused of conducting surveillance operations in military and ... from northern Luzon to the Bicol region, said Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Col. Francel Magareth Padilla ...

if Philippine forces, ships and aircraft come under an armed attack, including in the South China Sea.