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Troops at Nido outpost see vital role amid isolation
The passing of each day is slow and tedious for a small group of soldiers deployed to the Nido observation post, a former gas platform that has been turned into a military outpost located northwest of this island province. ...
- September 4, 2023
China: Keep ‘Balikatan’ drills off our ‘interests’ in SCS
As the largest-ever military exercises between the Philippines and the United States got under way, China on Wednesday said these activities should not interfere in its “interests” in the South China Sea (SCS), over which ...
- April 13, 2023
US warship cruises near Sino outpost in West PH Sea
A United States Navy guided-missile destroyer cruised near a Chinese man-made military outpost in the West Philippine Sea on Monday, drawing condemnation from China, which described the warship’s entry into the waters as ...
- April 11, 2023
Locsin sees China warship harassing PH boats up close
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. ...
- October 7, 2023
'Balikatan' levels up for PH maritime defense
The Philippines and the United States on Tuesday opened their largest-ever joint military exercises, which will involve rocket bombardment to sink a decommissioned navy ship and simulate the recapture of an island, amid ...
- April 12, 2023
AFP, PCG to China Coast Guard: ‘Restrain your forces’
The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday denounced the China Coast Guard (CCG) for blocking and using water cannons on Filipino vessels on a resupply mission to one of the country’s ...
- August 7, 2023
Chinese ships again within sight of PH-US exercises
Two China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels, one of them the biggest in its fleet, were once again spotted near waters where a search and rescue exercise between Filipino and American troops was conducted on Friday and Saturday. ...
- September 5, 2022
Allies condemn Ayungin incident, stand behind PH
The United States and other countries on Sunday said they stand with the Philippines in the face of the China Coast Guard's (CCG) “dangerous actions” when it fired water cannons at a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) supply ...
- August 7, 2023
Island facing West PH Sea seen boosting coastal defense
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) is considering a donated 10-hectare land on Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro province as a vital location in the military’s “coastal defense strategy” against external threats. The ...
- February 27, 2023
PH, US start 'bilateral sail' in West Philippine Sea
The navies of the Philippines and the United States sailed together in the West Philippine Sea off Palawan province on Monday, resuming an activity put on hold during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte who ...
- September 5, 2023