🇵🇭 seeks to de-escalate the situation in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) by not deploying any warship in the area despite the presence of PLA-Navy vessels thereat. The National Maritime Council should, however, clarify what would trigger such deployment of 🇵🇭 navy ships.

#StrongerTogether HMAS Brisbane III recently sailed out of the Port of Manila to rendezvous with Philippine Navy frigate BRP Jose Rizal as both ships head into Exercise ALON 25 (1)

Fact 1: The August collision between Chinese vessels reportedly caused casualties. Beijing has not publicly acknowledged this, highlighting how information is tightly controlled to protect its image. Fact 2: When China suffers a “loss of face,” analysts note it often responds

🇺🇸 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and 🇵🇭 Armed Forces of the Philippines convened the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB), approving more than 500 joint military engagements in the next year as part of our ironclad Alliance. #FriendsPartnersAllies Read: dvidshub.net/news/545907/us…

The PCG Aviation Command has newly trained pilots for its new air asset, the Piper PA-31 Navajo with tail number PCG-221. The Piper aircraft is about the same MTOW compared to the Islander but has higher cruise speed and range (and lower STOL performance). 1/2 📸Flying Ken

With China having illegal control of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) and the Philippines having difficulty penetrating China’s blockade, 🇵🇭 authorities can only monitor. The likelihood of China’s reclamation activity in the shoal is growing each day.

The latest addition to the diverse fleet of aircraft of Philippine Coast Guard Aviation Command, the PA-31 Navajo with tail number PCG-221. 📸: Jun Malunes Tamayo through AFP Modernization Review

I think I’m gonna cry. AT LAST!

The Armed Forces of the Philippines confirmed that for next year's Exercise SALAKNIB 2026, both the 🇯🇵Japan Ground Self Defense Force and the 🇦🇺Australian Army will be full participants together with the 🇵🇭Philippine Army and the 🇺🇸US Army Pacific.

PN's inspection of the six Abukuma-class DE's slated for transfer are done.. Initial report says, the "Abukuma-class ships are suitable for operations in the country's waters". A good outlook on the transfer. www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ne…

To the DDS and pro-China bloggers out there, it is not only the Philippines that is standing up against China’s unlawful actions in other parts of the South China Sea. An example is Indonesia which has been securing North Natuna Sea located in southern South China Sea.

Let’s strip away every layer of China’s false narrative: 1. “Illegally grounded warship” — Wrong. The BRP Sierra Madre has been stationed at Ayungin Shoal since 1999. Ayungin is inside the Philippines’ 200-nautical-mile EEZ under UNCLOS. That makes it Philippine territory to

The Philippine Coast Guard confirmed using satellite imagery that the structures sighted in Bajo de Masinloc were not recently constructed.

The Philippine Navy confirmed our earlier report that the structures sighted near the southeast entrance of Bajo de Masinloc were constructed by the 🇵🇭 military. As mentioned, the structures were supposed to be starshell barracks for our troops to be stationed in the shoal.