US Third Fleet commander Vice Admiral John D. Alexander paid a visit to the frigate BRP Andres Bonifacio (FF-17), the flagship of the Philippine Navy (PN) contingent to this year’s “Rim of the Pacific” (RIMPAC) exercise. In a statement Thursday,...
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The Philippine Navy on Wednesday held a send-off ceremony for its contingent that will participate in the world’s largest maritime exercises, the Rim of the Pacific (Rimpac) in Hawaii. This marks as a new milestone for the Navy as it is the first time that the...
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The U.S. Navy is hosting naval forces from India and Japan in Guam for the annual Malabar Exercise, set to start Thursday in the Philippine Sea. This is the first year Guam is hosting the annual exercise in which participants will practice surface and anti-submarine...
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JS Setogiri (DD-156), an Asagiri-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), arrived in Manila Friday, May 25, with one helicopter and approximately 200 officers and crew on board. Its one-day goodwill visit is the 4th visit of a JMSDF ship in...
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President Rodrigo Duterte will send off on Tuesday a team of Filipino scientists to the Philippine Rise (also known as Benham Rise) from Aurora province to begin research in the resource-rich territory, the Armed Forces’ Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) announced...
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President Rodrigo Duterte has discussed the international arbitral ruling on the Philippines’ dispute with China in the South China Sea with Vietnam’s head of state, who was all praises for the way Duterte handled the’ maritime row, a Palace...
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The Duterte administration wants a framework on joint oil and gas exploration with China “as soon as possible” and has vowed that any deal would be beneficial to Filipinos. “If it’s acceptable to both sides, we could see the joint exploration done soon,” Foreign...
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The Aircraft Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), embarked with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 and the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), arrived in Manila for a port visit beginning April 11. Named after the 26th US President and commissioned on...
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The Philippines and China are forging ahead with plans for joint oil and gas exploration in the disputed South China Sea, even as both sides recognise and accept each other’s firm “red lines” in protecting their sovereignty claims. In an exclusive interview with the...
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The Royal Navy’s HMS Sutherland docked in the Japanese port of Yokosuka on Wednesday morning and will take part in operations to combat efforts by North Korea to get around United Nations sanctions of banned commodities, including fuel and components for the regime’s...
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A nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier on Thursday arrived in Manila for after sailing through the disputed South China Sea. USS Theodore Roosevelt and its 65 supersonic F18 jets, spy planes and helicopters, along with Carrier Air Wing 17 and guided-missile cruiser USS...
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Some warships of the Philippines’ traditional allies – US, Japan, and Australia – are set to dock in the Philippines this week for port visits amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea. The USS Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Manila on Wednesday for a port visit,...
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