By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos | July 1, 2025 MANILA – The United States has yet to make a formal offer on its planned establishment of an ammunition facility in Subic Bay, Zambales, Malacañang said on Tuesday. In a Palace press briefing, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. needs to be briefed… Read More No US formal offer yet on proposed ammo plant in Subic – Palace
By Priam Nepomuceno | June 30, 2025 MANILA – National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday has expressed openness to the possibility of a US ammunition production and storage facility being established at the former American base in Subic Bay, Zambales. While he has not yet received any formal proposal, he believes such a development… Read More Teodoro OK with US plan to establish ammo facility in Subic Bay
By Priam Nepomuceno | June 5, 2025 MANILA – Crew members of the country’s latest guided missile frigate, the BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06), on Wednesday engaged in familiarization and training on all shipboard systems. In an interview Thursday, Philippine Fleet spokesperson Commander Randy Garbo said the personnel of the ship trained with the “original equipment manufacturer”… Read More BRP Miguel Malvar crew holds familiarization drills for ship systems
By HENRY EMPEÑO | May 20, 2025 SUBIC, Zambales — The Philippine Navy formally christened and commissioned here on Tuesday, May 20, two of its newly-acquired naval assets, the guided-missile frigate BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG06) and BRP Albert Majini (PG909), the eighth in the country’s first locally assembled missile-capable patrol vessel. President Ferdinand Marcos led… Read More Navy commissions newest naval vessels; PBBM leads NOB-Subic rites
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, May 19, 2025—The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter Stratton conducted a port visit in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, from May 16 to 19. During the visit, the USCGC Stratton’s crew participated in a series of engagements with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) aimed at strengthening their bilateral partnership and promoting interoperability. These… Read More U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton conducts port visit in Palawan
MANILA, May 8, 2025 — From April 21 to May 2, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Southeast Asia Training Team (SEATT) conducted its first-ever Leadership and Management School (LAMS) course in Southeast Asia, with 43 members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) as inaugural participants. Originally developed at the USCG Academy, the LAMS course… Read More U.S. brings Coast Guard leadership course to SEA, trains PCG
By PND | May 6, 2025 PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday commended the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for steadfastly protecting the country’s territory and sovereign rights, emphasizing that its presence is most crucial and symbolic in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Speaking at the oath-taking ceremony of 29 newly promoted Coast Guard officers… Read More President Marcos praises PCG’s “crucial” role in WPS
By Priam Nepomuceno | April 23, 2025 LOAD ‘EM UP. Philippine and US troops engage in detailed familiarization with the Avenger Air Defense System, gaining insight into its shoot-on-the-move capabilities and integrated targeting systems at the Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command in San Antonio, Zambales on Tuesday (April 22, 2025). This activity is part of ongoing… Read More US trains PH soldiers on use of Avenger Air Defense System
By Priam Nepomuceno | April 8, 2025 MANILA – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. led the arrival ceremony for the future BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06), a newly-acquired guided missile corvette, at Naval Operating Base Subic, Zambales Tuesday. In a statement, Teodoro said the arrival of the Philippine Navy’s (PN) newest ship is… Read More Teodoro says newest ship to boost PH Navy’s defense posture
By Priam Nepomuceno | March 28, 2025 MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday announced that the prospective guided-missile corvette BRP Diego Silang (FFG-07) was formally launched at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea on Thursday. In a statement, AFP said the launch was attended by AFP… Read More Guided-missile corvette BRP Diego Silang launched in Korea
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