The encounter was notable for the involvement of naval vessels—a rare occurrence in a long-running dispute more commonly played out by the nations' coast guards, seen as posing a lower risk of ...

Philippine and US forces concluded yesterday their joint drills at sea under the Balikatan exercises, which featured joint ...

After six days of complex and coordinated naval operations, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States ...

THE Navy (PN) on Sunday the presence of Chinese warships near joint Philippine-United States naval exercises off the coast of ...

Participating Philippine ships included BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS16), BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS36), and the Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV 8301). US naval assets in the exercise ...

Philippine and United States naval forces carried out a Division Tactics (DIVTACS) drill on Saturday as part of the ongoing Balikatan Exercise. The drill was carried out 21 nautical miles west of San ...

In a report by Chino Gaston on ''24 Oras Weekend,'' the BRP Apolinario Mabini was approached Saturday morning by a Chinese warship while sailing off Northern Luzon. At around 8 a.m., a Chinese Navy ...

The highly anticipated participation of the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) finally happened in the ongoing Balikatan Exercises as ...

50 caliber guns and was participated in by the Philippine Navy BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS16) and BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS36). The Philippine Coast Guard contributed with the deployment of its Offshore ...

Live fire drills and joint naval maneuvers – mostly in the waters of Zambales – marked the first three days of the Balikatan exercises of Philippine and US forces.