Browsing by Name "Philippine Air Force (PAF)"
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AFP helps in search for 7 fishermen
(,May 31, 2022 , on page )The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has joined a search and rescue operation being conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for seven fishermen who were reported missing following a collision between a fishing ... -
Ayungin resupply mission succeeds
(,November 24, 2021 , on page )The Philippines has successfully resuppllied its troops stationed at Ayungin Shoal, Macalañang announced Tuesday, Nov. 23. Dumating na ang resupply boats sa Ayungin Shoal At nakarating na sa BRP Sierra Madre ngayong ... -
BBM eyes 'balanced' sea tack
(,June 18, 2022 , on page )President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will take a “very measured and balanced” approach to the country’s territorial disputes with China over the West Philippine Sea. Marcos made this commitment during a meeting with ... -
CENRO Barotac Nuevo leads coastal clean-up for Ocean Month
(,June 4, 2024 , on page )As part of the Month of the Ocean (MOO) 2024 celebrations, the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of Barotac Nuevo conducted a coastal clean-up and information campaign at Sitio Punta Pulao, Barangay ... -
China gives 'gentle reminder' to Phi, warns small nations
(,May 28, 2015 , on page )China gave the Philippines a “gentle reminder” last Tuesday that Beijing will not bully small countries but warned these nations not to make trouble willfully and endlessly. “Here is a gentle reminder to the Philippines: ... -
China sets SCS drills amid regional tensions
(,May 28, 2022 , on page )China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday despite warnings from the West against raising tensions in the region. In a move aimed at countering China’s increasing assertiveness in the contested ... -
China warned Philippine planes to leave disputed areas, official says
(,May 8, 2015 , on page )China has warned Philippine air force and navy planes at least six times to leave areas around the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine military commander responsible for the region told a Senate hearing on Thursday. ... -
China-PH ties at a new turning point, says Chinese FM
(,September 15, 2016 , on page )Relations between China and the Philippines are at a new turning point, and Beijing hopes Manila can meet it halfway and handle disputes appropriately, a top Chinese diplomat told a visiting Philippine delegation. Chinese ... -
Chinese challenge Phl defense chief's plane
(,April 22, 2017 , on page )A military aircraft flying Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Armed Forces chief Gen. Eduardo Año over the West Philippine Sea received a warning yesterday from Chinese forces to leave the airspace. The Philippine Air ... -
Chinese ship fires flares at PAF plane over Kalayaan
(,April 24, 2015 , on page )A Chinese frigate fired illumination rounds or flares at a Philippine Air Force (PAF) plane on reconnaissance patrol over the country’s Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the disputed Spratlys last Sunday. Top defense and ... -
Dead pangolins, seahorses seized from ship in Manila
(,January 14, 2017 , on page )The Philippine Coast Guardian on Friday found a truck loaded with dead and preserved pangolins, seahorses and other wildlife aboard a ship docked at Manila North Harbor's Pier 4. A team from the Manila Coast Guard Station, ... -
DND Chief, 3 senators visit remote village in WPS
(,May 18, 2024 , on page )Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. accompanied three senators to this small island outpost to take stock of the situation in and around the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Teodoro, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senate ... -
Duterte tells China: Temper behavior in disputed sea
(,August 16, 2018 , on page )President Duterte said in a rare rebuke to Beijing on Tuesday that China's claim to airspace above newly built islands and surrounding waters in the disputed South China Sea was wrong and the Chinese should not tell others ... -
Fisherman swims to safety, other still missing in Bicol
(,January 1, 2023 , on page )Bicol Region has lost precious lives in the raging seas as Bicolano fishermen continue to face a sudden change in weather while trying to earn a living and feed their families. Norman Lim, 34, of Virac, Catanduanes survived ... -
Flight of first batch of repatriated OFWs from Iraq may be stalled due to Taal eruption- Lorenzana
(,January 14, 2020 , on page )The first batch of repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Iraq will have to wait longer before they could come home to the Philippines as their flight may be delayed due to the eruption of Taal Volcano, Defense ... -
Foreigners barred from Phl Rise, unless with Pinoys
(,February 7, 2018 , on page )Just after the Chinese had completed their “scientific research” in Benham Rise or Philippine Rise, President Duterte ordered similar foreign endeavors in the area stopped and for new ones to secure permit from the national ... -
From mountain to the sea: PTT turns to mangroves with "BakaJuan" CSR project
(,March 28, 2014 , on page )rom business to community service, PTT Philippines Corporation (PTTPC) is living up to its commitment to help build and develop a better society through corporate social responsibility projects on education, environment ... -
Guimaras vulnerable to disasters – OCD
(,July 17, 2020 , on page )The island province of Guimaras is vulnerable to disasters because it is surrounded by waters, according to Director Jose Roberto Nuñez of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region 6. “We have to protect and see to it that ... -
Leave PH Rise alone – Duterte
(,February 7, 2018 , on page )Insisting the Philippine Rise is ours, President Duterte is putting a stop to the marine research and other exploration activities by foreign groups in the area. The President has decided that only Filipinos would be allowed ... -
Locsin sees China warship harassing PH boats up close
(,October 7, 2023 , on page )A Chinese Navy warship stalked the BRP Sindangan (MRRV-4407), one of the two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ships escorting Filipino boats bringing supplies to a small garrison at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal this week. ...