The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is being modernized not for offensive purposes but to bolster the country's defensive capabilities, an official said Thursday. "Just because we have our ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said that 23 Chinese vessels were monitored in key areas of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) last week amid the bad weather. Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, ...

Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, spokesman for the National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS), confirmed in an interview that talks are underway to regularize warship transits ...

Aside from an aircraft carrier, the Philippine Navy confirmed Thursday that there were other Chinese warships spotted off the northern coast of Luzon earlier this week. Philippine Navy spokesperson ...

“The forensic analysis has been completed on the first drone, the one turned over to us from Calayan Island. It gave information, the forensics gave the results that the information gathered focused ...

Trinidad’s comment follows the arrest of a suspected Chinese “sleeper agent” allegedly involved in espionage activities. He also cited other incidents involving foreign nationals last year.

The Philippine Navy detected a Chinese research vessel within the eastern waters of Palawan on Sunday, Navy spokesman for the West Philippine Sea Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad said.