What looked like an ordinary mobile game turned out to be a covert communication tool used in an alleged espionage network recruiting Filipinos to pass sensitive information to foreign handlers believed to be linked to China. In a briefing, Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, Inspector General of the Philippine Navy, presented a diagram showing how … Read more
China conducted naval and air patrols around the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Saturday, the China Southern Theatre Command said. The shoal is in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, but China also claims it as part of its territory. The Philippine embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to a request for … Read more
The Philippine Navy’s latest warship was spotted with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones , which could enable enhanced maritime domain awareness operations from the service’s new offshore patrol vessels (OPV). At least two VTOL drones were on BRP Rajah Sulayman’s (PS 20) flight deck during its arrival ceremony this week at Naval Operating Base … Read more
The expansion of Philippine naval basing will aid the country’s military modernization efforts, according to President Marcos Jr. MANILA, PHILIPPINES—The Philippine Navy plans to activate new naval bases in Subic Bay and Mindanao to bolster sustainment and basing capabilities in support of its naval modernization efforts. Last fall, a congressional hearing revealed the inadequacy of … Read more
Strengthening Philippine Maritime Defense: New Naval Assets Commissioned Table of Contents Strengthening Philippine Maritime Defense: New Naval Assets Commissioned A new Corvette for Regional Security Boosting Coastal Defense with Local Shipbuilding The Future of Philippine Maritime Security BRP Miguel Malvar: New Philippine Navy Frigate Commissioned The Jose Rizal-class Frigates: A Modernization Cornerstone BRP Miguel Malvar … Read more
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the commissioning of the country’s new state-of-the-art naval asset—the 3,200-ton BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06)—at the Naval Operating Base in Subic, Zambales, formerly the site of Washington’s largest overseas naval base. The vessel, classified as a guided missile corvette that arrived in Manila last April 4 named after the last Filipino … Read more
Philippine and United States militaries and coast guards conducted the 6th Bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the strategic waters of Palawan and Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday. This was the first time the US Coast Guard (USCG) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) jointly participated in an MCA, highlighting a growing whole-of-nation approach to maritime cooperation, … Read more
No tolerance for disrespect of Philippines sovereignty – Marcos Philstar.com 2 modern ships commissioned as PH Navy marks 127th anniversary Philippine News Agency INQToday: Marcos: Gov’t won’t tolerate disrespect of PH sovereignty Inquirer.net MARCOS BOASTS OF NEW WARSHIPS: Touts naval upgrade; is firm on sovereignty Daily Tribune ‘Walang isusuko’: Marcos thanks PH Navy for securing West PH Sea; unveils … Read more
Western Baltija Shipbuilding in Klaipėda, Lithuania has laid the keel of a new offshore patrol vessel (OPV) ordered by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). The OPV is the first in a planned class of two that will utilise a design similar to that of the Potsdam-class police patrol vessels in service in Germany. Design … Read more
The Philippine Navy received today BRP Miguel Malvar, the first of its two guided-missile corvettes from South Korea, amid China’s growing aggression in the South China Sea. Gilberto Teodoro Jnr, Manila’s Defense chief, led the arrival ceremony at the Naval Operating Base in Subic, Zambales of BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06). “Miguel Malvar is here today not … Read more