The Philippine navy chief said that the country plans to procure 15 more Shaldag Mark V gunboats, in addition to the nine it has already ordered. Manila's acquisition of a submarine fleet should ...

The Philippines and New Zealand have officially started negotiations for the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), the Department of National Defense (DND) announced Wednesday. In a statement, ...

Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. asked China to pay 60 million pesos ($1 million) in damages for the two navy boats and return seven rifles which he said were seized ...

"The Armed Forces of the Philippines continues to uphold its mandate of safeguarding Philippine sovereignty and ensuring the welfare of its stationed personnel in the West Philippine Sea ...

Once approved, the SOVFA will reinforce the 2017 Memorandum of Arrangement between the DND and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of New Zealand.

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday reiterated its pledge of loyalty to flag and country amid speculations of a rift within its ranks ...

The country's military chief claims that the incident saw Chinese boats come within five meters of the Philippine outpost at Second Thomas Shoal. Growing Chinese assertiveness in the East and ...