Author: Ian Fernandez

National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has said that the process of acquiring Brahmos missile system was affected by COVID-19 pandemic. “We really want to buy BrahMos but because of the pandemic, we lost money to buy it,” Secretary Lorenzana said as quoted by Manila Bulletin in an article dated November 30. He noted that the procurement […]

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) through its 220th Airlift Wing (220AW) is in full swing on its airlift missions for Cagayan’s rehabilitation. 220AW said that on November 28, PAF C-130 aircraft flew to Davao International Airport and Cagayan De Oro Airport to pick up donated relief supplies from the provinces of Davao and Cagayan De Oro. […]

“The death of 22 year-old armed rebel Jevilyn Cullamat during an encounter between the New People’s Army (NPA) and government forces is a grim reminder of the effects of the fruitless armed conflict perpetrated by these communist terrorist groups,” Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana said in a statement. The military has reported that Jevilyn […]

“The 32 km Bataan Cavite Interlink Bridge is feasible,” Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said today, November 29 confirming that the feasibility study for the said project is completed. “We are now working to complete the detailed engineering design,” Secretary Villar added. In October this year, DPWH signed the contract agreement for […]

There is a significant increase in presence of Chinese fishing ships also known as “China’s Maritime Militia”, according to United States-based Geospatial AI company Simularity. Simularity said that its automated analysis of Sentinel 2 satellite imagery through 2020 indicates that there was a heavy presence of large ships (greater than 30 meters in length) near […]

Visiting United States National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien said during the turn over of donated precision guided munitions and launchers that US stands with Philippines in protecting its sovereign rights and resources. “Earlier this year, the United Stated states formally aligned our position on the South China Sea with the Arbitral Tribunal’s 2016 ruling,” […]

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Debold Sinas went to Brgy. Tañong, Marikina City to personally oversee the ongoing PNP search and rescue operations, the PNP said. Earlier today, the PNP said that a total of 5,660 PNP have been deployed for disaster response operations to assist distressed persons in affected areas. “Another reserve […]

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno today, November 6 inspected machines that will print the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), commonly known as the National ID. According to BSP the machines have the capacity to print about 154,000 cards per day. “Finally, the BSP is ready to print the #NationalID. We inspected the […]

The Philippine Air Force (PAF)’s Long Range Patrol Aircraft (LRPA) Acquisition Project, which seeks to acquire 2 maritime patrol aircraft, is reportedly restarting in 2021. The said acquisition project was initiated during the first horizon of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program, however, several bidding attempts were not successful. “The Philippine Air Force […]