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Taiwan Unveil the Newly Developed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology’s Aeronautical Systems Research Division, is the foremost institute of Taiwan for weapons research and development unit.  Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)  is the latest they developed on their division and would be the first time to be revealed to the public. The military will showcase an array of […]

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Taiwan-Philippines Revise Aviation Agreement to Allow More Flights

Taiwan and Philippines come up into amendment to any aviation that will considerably increase flights and open up for tourism between the two countries. Under the contract, the number of passenger seats between the two countries will raise from 4,800 a week  to 20,000 per week this year. By 2016, an additional capacity will increase […]

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AFP to Secure Oil Deepwater Drill in West Philippine Sea

Public affairs office chief, Lt. Col. Noel Detoyato of the Armed Forces of the Philippines said that the activity to be carried out by an Australian-Filipino consortium would be protected by the Philippine Navy. Its serving for them since they have to protect the territory, the military official did not disclose how many units or […]

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China Try to Stop Land Reclamation Topic at ASEAN Meeting

During ASEAN meeting,  South China Sea is the focus and would be the talk for that forum, yet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reiterate that it is not the platform to talk about the South China Sea issues. Tensions over the South China Sea are expected to overshadow the annual meeting and it should not […]

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United Kingdom Support the Philippines in Sea Row

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond made a clear statement that contending territorial claims in the South China Sea is a key for global artery, risking over and must be solved serenely. Tension and the risk of escalation may arise, the claiming dealt must undergo a rules-based, not power-based. The freedom of navigation must be observed […]

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DND Questions Chinese Plan to Construct S&R facilities in Spratly

MANILA, Aug. 14 (PNA) — “For whom are those search-and-rescue facilities for?” This was the reaction of Department of National Defense (DND) spokesperson Dr. Peter Paul Galvez when asked to comment on the Chinese plans to construct facilities on the artificial islands it constructed in the disputed portion of the South China Sea. “Is it […]

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Philippine Navy to Upgrade Cagayan Naval Base

Naval Task Group 11 head Captain Albert Mogol said there are campaigns to improve the Naval Base in Cagayan for addressing humanitarian and catastrophic response activities. The things being developed  is the ability to take action and to supervise whatever actions are happening in that area and to save from harm our interests in the […]

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Malaysia Seeks Peaceful Solution to South China Sea Dispute

Malaysia called for more hard work to stumble on a peaceful solution to increasing tensions in the disputed South China Sea, they would stipulate that China  should stop land reclamation and other related actions, they added that Chinese territory should be no double standards on the issue, in reference to land reclamation work by the […]

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Japan to Provide 88 Billion to Build Philippine Railways

Japan has assured the Philippines about US$2 billion in soft loans to improve the Philippines’ crumbling railway system, a biggest ever support for the Filipino project. The amount is about 240 billion-yen or 88 billion pesos in the Philippine Currency,  it’s a clear indication of continued better  cooperation between the former Second World War foes […]

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Taiwan – Philippines Fisheries Agreement

Taiwan – There is no particular date on the prospect for Taiwan’s fisheries deal with the Philippines. For about two years of talks and claims that the agreement has reached the final review. Since 2013, Taiwan and the Philippine government have been negotiating together  on law enforcement cooperation on fishing matters in terms on their […]

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Philippines House Representative Asks Military For Wish List

A hearing conducted by the House Committee on National Defense and Security earlier this month ,The Chairman and Muntinlupa Rep. Rodolfo Biazon  stated that the Department of National Defense (DND) should submit a “wish list” so that the Congress can expertise additional legislative measures to support these projects. He added also that seeing the overall […]

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Philippine Navy Frigates to be Equipped with Missile System

The BRP Gregorio del Pilar frigates is one of the two Philippine Navy flagships. The warship  arrived Tuesday in  Zamboanga  City as part of its routine patrol and port visits across the country. BRP Gregorio del Pilar are equipped with long range radar  that can detect other vessel in the vast sea,  an  armament of 25mm Mk. 38 Mod. […]

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Filipino Fisherman Remove Chinese Buoys on Scarborough Shoal

A group of Filipino fishermen discovered three lengthy floating containment booms or buoys located in 3 different Barangays about 6 miles from the disputed Bajo de Masinloc ( Scarborough Shoal) the shoal is about 125 nautical miles (230km) West of the Philippines. The fishermen said they did not know why the buoys were there because there […]

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