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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Stick fighting is used to attack lightly-armed personnel at close quarters. U.S. Marines gather to learn traditional stick fighting from a sixth-degree black belt April 2015 at Camp O’Donnell during exercise Balikatan 2015 as part of a martial arts exchange.
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Palawan is part of the main Philippine Islands chain and about 160 kilometers away from the disputed Spratly Islands where China is rapidly doing land reclamation in seven submerge reefs causing alarm among some Asian countries and drawing increasing International criticism including the United States. China defended its land reclamation in the Spratly Islands, saying […]
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The top 9 list of Philippine Air force modernization project. From acquisition of 5 naval helicopter, 3 multi purpose attack craft, 2 ASW Helicopter, a landing craft utility helicopter from South Korea, a Pohang Class Corvette , a tanker ship from PNOC, 2 units of strategic sea-lift vessel from Indonesia worth 4 billion pesos, frigates and […]
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Transportation is not the main purpose since cruise ships operate mostly on routes that return passengers to their originating port. Inside this 10th Largest cruise ship ever built, amenities such as entertainment hall, restaurant, casino, a pool, playground are all inside.
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The top 11 list of Philippine Air force modernization project. From acquisition of two light lift aircraft CN212 PT Dirgantara Indonesia, to eight close air support aircraft bidding, a 21 units of huey from Rice Aircraft Services and Canadian Company Eagle Copters Ltd., to 3 medium lift aircraft, two C130 Hercules from United States, to […]
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An arrival and takeoff of Philippine Air Force Huey Helicopter and U.S Marines MV-22 Osprey during the combined arms live fire exercise, Marines and Philippine service members advanced to two objectives during at Crow Valley, Republic of the Philippines.
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Japan’s Ministry of Defense will likely make a record budget request for fiscal 2016 as it seeks to buy new airborne refueling aircraft and continue building Aegis destroyer. The ministry expects to request a budget of more than 5 trillion yen (1.84 Trillion Pesos or $ 40.3 billion) for fiscal 2016. It will be the […]
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The Department of National Defense (DND) will spend more than Php 1 billion pesos to acquire night fighting system for the Philippine Army. The procurement will be done through open competitive bidding procedures as provided by the implementing rules of the procurement law. The bidding is open to both foreign and local bidders subject to […]
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Reports surfaced that the Philippine military was “ ramping up” its military spending amid a rising threat from China most clearly manifested in the saber-rattling by the two sides in the South China Sea. While the reports provide important updates about the status of Philippine military modernization, it is important to put then in broader […]
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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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The Philippine Supreme Court ordered the government to defend the legality of recent joint military exercises with Japan following a petition by a left-wing political-party. A Japanese surveillance plane and about 200 troops held two days of joint training with the Philippine navy in May 2015 off the coast of western Palawan, an important island not […]
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines currently employs a small handful of different rifles, including American made M16, M4, CAR-15 and Philippine made PVAR rifles, which are all AR-15 variants as well as Heckler and Koch G36, Steyr AUG and IMI Galil rifles. In 2013, Remington has landed a contract to supply the Armed Forces of […]
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The Armed forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Hernando Iriberri said that the plans to buy shore-based missile systems for the military have not been “scrapped”, just postponed. “It appears the project was scrapped”. It was not scrapped, we just requested that it would be moved in second horizon . He also […]
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Commander Jonathan Odom an active duty judge advocate of the U.S. Navy and also server as oceans policy adviser in the office of the secretary of defense Discuss on how to improve and reduce the risk that arise from disputes. Highlights 6 ways rules based approach such as *Clarity of claims and more 12:33 Dr. […]
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This is the updated list of the World’s biggest mall. Wondering why the mall you expect is not in the list, just check and watch the video details. The mall is surveyed based on Gross Leasable Area.
Read MoreThe Philippines is looking for bidders after Night Fighting System with designated budget of Php 1.116 billion for 4,464 units. Night Fighting System that the Armed Forces of the Philippines are looking for are comprised of three major components mainly Night Vision Monocular (NVM), Infrared Aiming Device (IRAD), and Laser Zeroing Device (LZD). These three work […]
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