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Antonio Basilio (R), the Philippines' representative to Taiwan, talks with Taiwan Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lin (L) during a joint news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei May 15, 2013. Chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) Amadeo R. Perez will arrive in Taiwan on May 15 to visit the family of Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng, who was shot dead by Filipino coast guards in disputed waters in the South China Sea last week, according to local media. (MNS photo)

PCG assures NBI of full cooperation in probe of shooting of Taiwanese fisherman

MANILA, May 16 (Mabuhay) — The Philippine Coast Guard on Thursday assured the National Bureau of Investigation of its full cooperation in the probe into last week’s shooting off disputed waters that killed a Taiwanese fisherman. However, Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Armand Balilo said they will defer comment on the issue for now. Balilo [...]

2013/05/18 More
Chinese fishing vessel does a Guardian, runs aground in Tubbataha

Chinese fishing vessel does a Guardian, runs aground in Tubbataha

MANILA (Mabuhay) — Nearly three months after an incident involving a US minesweeper, a Chinese fishing vessel ran aground in Tubbataha Reef shortly before midnight Monday. The incident involving the Chinese fishing vessel with hull number 63168 occurred at 11:40 p.m. Monday. Initial information from the Tubbataha Management Office indicated the vessel ran aground some [...]

2013/04/15 More
President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his message during the Meeting with local leaders and the community at the Rizal Park in San Pedro Street, Davao City on Wednesday (March 06, 2013). In photos are Team PNoy candidates that include Aurora Lone District Representative Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, former National Youth Commission (NYC) chairperson Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV, former Akbayan Partylist Representative Ana Theresia “Risa” Hontiveros-Baraquel, Senators Alan Peter “Compañero” Cayetano and Francis Joseph “Chiz” Escudero, former Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) chairperson Mary Grace Poe-Llamanzares, Senator Loren Legarda, former Senators Maria Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal and Ramon Magsaysay, Jr., Senators Aquilino Martin “Koko” Pimentel III and Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV, and former Las Piñas Representative Cynthia Villar. (MNS photo)

PNoy wants Kiram to face raps in PH first

DAVAO CITY, Mar 7 (Mabuhay) — President Aquino on Thursday said he would rather have Sultan Jamalul Kiram III and his conspirators face charges here in the Philippines before entertaining the possibility of sending Kiram to Malaysia to face cases that the Malaysian authorities may be preparing. Aquino said the government is still investigating the [...]

2013/03/08 More
The Philippine Navy wants to acquire AW 109 “Power” helicopters from AgustaWestland as shown in this photo from the company official website www.agustawestland.com.

PHL to buy three naval helicopters

MANILA, Dec 27, 2012 (AFP) – The Philippines said Thursday it would buy three naval helicopters from an Anglo-Italian manufacturer as part of its military modernization program amid a territorial dispute with China. The three AW 109 “Power” helicopters from AgustaWestland will be acquired for 1.337 billion pesos ($32.5 million) under an emergency procurement program, [...]

2012/12/29 More
Members of the Philippine Navy arrange donated sacks of relief goods to be sent to the victims of Typhoon Bopha onto a ship docked at the Navy base in Cavite City, south of Manila in this December 11, 2012 handout photo released by the Naval Public Affairs Office. Typhoon Bopha killed 714 people and caused crop damage worth 10.3 billion pesos when it hit on Tuesday last week. Nearly 900 people are unaccounted for and about 2,000 were injured, the national disaster agency said. (MNS photo)

Philippine military working with Indonesian authorities in search for missing typhoon victims at sea

MANILA, Dec 12 (Mabuhay) – The Philippine military has coordinated with the Indonesian authorities for assistance in the ongoing maritime search and rescue operations following the devastation brought about by Typhoon Pablo in Mindanao. Philippine Navy’s Capt. Robert Empedrad, the commander of the joint task force for maritime search and rescue, said that they have been [...]

2012/12/13 More
Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. listens as Virginia Beach Mayor William Sessoms Jr. discuss plans to enter into sister city arrangements with a Philippine city during the Filipino envoy's visit there on 30 November. Looking on is Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Jim Cheng. (Philippine Embassy Photo by Elmer G. Cato)

PH Seeks Increased Trade with Virginia

VIRGINIA BEACH—The Philippines is urging officials of the Commonwealth of Virginia to send business delegations to Manila and explore trade and investment opportunities in what is touted to be Asia’s new tiger economy. Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr. made the pitch during his meeting with Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Jim Cheng, State Delegate [...]

2012/12/04 More
PHILIPPINE WARSHIP. The BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF16) continues to undergo refurbishment and refitting at the United States Coast Guard station in Charleston, South Carolina. The vessel, the second high-endurance cutter the Philippines acquired from the United States, is expected to set sail for Manila in March. (Photo by the Office of the Naval Attache, Philippine Embassy)

Pentagon Awards $1.8M Contract for Weapons System of BRP Ramon Alcaraz

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Pentagon has awarded a $1.8 million contract for the purchase of modern weapons systems that would be installed in the BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF16), the second high-endurance cutter that the Philippines recently acquired from the United States. The Philippine Embassy said the purchase and installation of two Mk38 Mod 2 autocanon systems for [...]

2012/10/30 More
U.S. plane joins PHL coastal exercise

U.S. plane joins PHL coastal exercise

DAVAO, Philippines, Sept 6, 2012 (AFP) – A U.S. navy surveillance plane joined Philippine security forces Thursday in an exercise aimed at safeguarding coastal areas in the strife-torn south, the Filipino exercise director said. The PC-3 Orion flew over the Davao Gulf in the south from an airport in the central Philippines in a mock [...]

2012/09/10 More
President Benigno Simeon Aquino III aboard BRP Ang Pangulo to lead the 70th Memorial Commemoration of the Fall of Corregidor (Day of Courage) at the Dome Altar, Pacific War Memorial, Topside, Corregidor Island Sunday May 06, 2012. Corregidor Island, also known as “The Rock”, earned the distinction as the stumbling block of the Japanese Imperial Army to completely annihilate the Allied Forces in 1942 in the Pacific. Had it not been for Corregidor Island’s tenacious defense, Australia would have been overrun by the Japanese that would deprive Gen. MacArthur’s regrouping of forces to mount counter-attacks two (2) years later. It is one of the most dramatic and historical landmarks in the Pacific, geographically located in the Luzon Area west of capital city Manila (MNS photo)

PHL to continue documenting Panatag shoal ‘destruction’

MANILA, May 5 (Mabuhay) – Philippine authorities will continue to document the alleged destruction of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal by the activities of Chinese fishermen, but will not do anything to escalate the tension there, Malacañang said Saturday. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the Coast Guard will patrol the area to protect Filipino fishermen who [...]

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US pledges help for Philippine navy

US pledges help for Philippine navy

MANILA, January 27, 2011 (AFP) – The United States said Thursday it would help boost the Philippines’ capacity to patrol its waters as part of a larger goal of keeping vital Asian sea lanes open amid the rise of China. The pledge came from US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs [...]

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