United States Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with lead ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) joined Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) with lead ship USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in South China Sea on April 9 to conduct Expeditionary Strike Force operations. “Combining the capabilities of the carrier strike group with those of the […]
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Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and US State Secretary Antony Blinken on Friday discussed the two nations’ concerns over the continued presence of Chinese vessels at the West Philippine Sea, including the Julian Felipe Reef. In a readout, the State Department said “both expressed their shared concerns” with the massing of Chinese vessels in […]
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The Philippines and Poland have signed Implementation Agreement with regard to the purchase of arms and military equipment, the Embassy of Poland in Manila said. The said signing ceremony for the said agreement was conducted online. “Signing ceremony on-line of ‘Implementation Agreement with regard to the purchase of arms and military equipment’ between Poland and […]
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The Department of National Defense (DND) on Friday has directed the military the investigate reports that a Filipino vessel carrying a news team of local media network ABS-CBN was chased by two Chinese missile boats off the West Philippine Sea. “The Defense Department has directed the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) through its Western […]
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United States Navy Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) joined forces in the South China Sea to conduct Expeditionary Strike Force operations April 9. Ships and aircraft from both strike groups coordinated operations in international waters and conducted multi-domain naval integration exercises in support of a free […]
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Philippine Navy’s BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PS15), lead ship of the Del Pilar-Class Patrol Vessels, is expected to be operational by third quarter of this year 2021, the Offshore Combat Force said. It can be recalled that BRP Gregorio Del Pilar ran aground in Hasa-Hasa Shoal in 2018. “Presently, she is continuing all necessary port side […]
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United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reaffirmed to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin, Jr. the applicability of the 1951 US-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty to the South China Sea. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin, Jr. Both expressed their shared concerns with the massing […]
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The Philippine Navy (PN) has expressed its interest to acquire the newly-decommissioned Cyclone-class patrol vessels of the United States (US) Navy. “The PN has manifested its interest in the decommissioned Cyclone-class patrol vessels (CCPVs) of the US Navy as a stop-gap to the decommissioned legacy PN ships. As to how many, that depends on the […]
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A team of ABS-CBN News with reporter Chiara Zambrano aboard a motorboat was reportedly tailed by a Chinese Coast Guard vessel and later by 2 PLA Navy missile boats in West Philippine Sea. According to report by Chiara Zambrano, they were enroute to Ayungin Shoal, to interview Filipino fishermen regarding their current situation in the […]
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“As the situation in the West Philippine Sea evolves, we keep all our options open in managing the situation, including leveraging our partnerships with other nations such as the United States,” Department of National Defense (DND) Spokesperson Director Arsenio R. Andolong said in a statement. He noted that the US’ latest statement reiterating commitment on US-Philippines Mutual […]
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