While the future of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) is still uncertain, the United States will continue to support the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Ambassador to Washington DC Jose Manuel Romualdez said Friday.
President Rodrigo Duterte is carefully weighing the possible reconsideration of the Philippines’ Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States (US), Malacañang said on Tuesday.
Military officials from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) exchanged views on various security issues such as terrorism, cybersecurity, and the coronavirus pandemic during the 11th Asean Military Operations Meeting (AMOM-11) which was held virtually Wednesday.
THE French Navy has committed to help the Philippines develop its own submarine force, the nation’s top naval officer said on Monday.
President Rodrigo Duterte expressed hope on Friday that the Philippine Navy would be more inspired to demonstrate bravery and patriotism now that it has its second guided-missile frigate named BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151).
President Rodrigo Duterte announced that a total of 1,700 certificates of land ownership award (CLOA) will be distributed by the government, and among the beneficiaries would include former rebels (FRs) enrolled in the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP). The announcement was made by the President during a ceremony held at the Summit Hotel in Tacloban City on Thursday, 18 March 2021.
Philippine air patrol on Monday has spotted Chinese militia boats off Julian Felipe Reef (Union Reefs) in the West Philippine Sea that is well within the country’s exclusive economic zone EEZ.