The Philippines is strengthening its military to defend its archipelagic territory amid China's presence in the South China Sea.

The Philippine Navy's new class of OPVs will deploy VTOL drones in a move that could enhance Manila's surveillance ...

A ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official on Tuesday confirmed that the country will be conducting a series of naval and air exercises with a still unidentified treaty ally near Bajo de Masinloc, West ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), along with the Philippine Navy (PN), monitored a total of 19,655 local and foreign ...

An American destroyer joined Philippine forces near Scarborough Shoal for a joint patrol following the recent departure of ...

MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) on Thursday announced that its Western Naval Command (WNC), which is based in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, will establish a ...

The Philippine Navy has two new guided-missile frigates built by South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai. The Philippines is pursuing a massive military modernization initiative. The frigates and other ...

The Philippine military is slated to receive surveillance aircraft and additional maintenance support from Washington through ...

During a recent visit to Honolulu, the Philippine coast guard’s top officer, Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan, told a roundtable of ...

The Philippine Navy has welcomed the arrival of its latest offshore patrol vessel, a South Korean-made ship that will serve as the future BRP Rajah Sulayman. In a statement, the Philippine Navy said ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy is planning to establish a monitoring station at Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park to ...

The naval forces of the Philippines and the United States conducted their first bilateral maritime war games for 2026 in the ...