“Friends need to stand shoulder to shoulder to deter conflict, to ensure that there is free navigation whether you call it the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea," he told Marco ...

The enhancement of naval units, equipment, and defense capabilities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is underway amid ongoing ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy will soon expand its naval force units overseeing the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and waters near Taiwan to better defend the country’s interests amid China’s ...

MANILA, Philippines — Two brand-new 3,200-ton warships made in South Korea for the Philippine Navy are expected to be delivered to the country next month. One of the corvettes, the BRP Diego ...

THE Department of National Defense has approved the reorganization of the Philippine Navy’s Naval Forces West and Naval ...

A ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official on Wednesday said that deterrence consists more of weapon systems and also includes ...

The Philippine Navy’s chief, Vice-Admiral Jose Ma. Ambrosio Ezpeleta, confirmed on Monday the impending arrival of the 3,200-tonne BRP Miguel Malvar early next month and the BRP Diego Silang ...

The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy is readying for the military's planned takeover of portions of two islands at the mouth of Subic Bay once they are officially declared military ...

Philippine Navy ship Jose Rizal leads maneuvers with U.S. Navy destroyer Shoup, center, and Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force frigate JS Noshiro, right, during joint drills in the South China ...