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Germany seeking closer defense ties with Philippines
Germany will begin negotiations of a status of forces agreement with the Philippines, a step in joining military exercises and training to boost…
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President Marcos orders investigation on shooting incident at the Senate
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered an investigation into a shooting incident at the Senate building, where a fugitive senator holed up to evade…
May 13
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Lower House impeaches Vice President Duterte
The House of Representatives has impeached the vice president for the second time with a vote of 257, approving the justice panel’s committee report and…
May 12
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Philippines get second Offshore Patrol Vessel from South Korea
Navy Chief, Vice Admiral Jose Espeleta, said the arrival of the second OPV, BRP Rajah Lakandula, “signifies another milestone in the Navy’s ongoing…
May 10
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Teodoro pushes for technology-driven exercises
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said he wanted to witness real-time war scenarios, “more technology, transfer of learning, but more important, more…
May 10
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Japanese missiles sink an old minesweeper in the Philippines during a drill
The whole maritime strike drill was witnessed by Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Filipino counterpart, Gilberto Teodoro Jr.
May 7
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Security adviser opposes peace talks with Maoist rebels
National Security Adviser Eduardo Oban Jr. said the Maoist-led guerrillas had been exploiting ceasefires and peace negotiations to reorganize and…
May 6
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The US destroys a target in Luzon with a missile fired in the Visayas during an exercise
The United States Army destroyed a target inside a Philippine Army base in Nueva Ecija with a Tomahawk missile fired from Leyte during a military…
May 6
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Japan may transfer lethal weapons to the Philippines
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the two sides are looking forward to the “early transfer of Abukuma-class destroyers and TC-90 aircraft, as well…
May 6
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Allied naval forces detect and track ‘hostile’ submarines during drills in the West Philippine Sea
Navy Captain Marie Angelica Sisican, a Philippine Navy spokesperson, said the allied vessels instantly tracked and drove away the submarine after…
May 5
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Coast Guard scrambles aircraft and vessels as Chinese research ships stray into Philippine waters
The Philippine Coast Guard sent an aircraft and several vessels after detecting Chinese research ships illegally entering the country’s sovereign…
May 5
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Teodoro rejects resuming peace talks with Maoist rebels
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr has rejected calls for the resumption of peace negotiations with the communist guerrillas after soldiers killed 19…
May 4
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