Michael Punongbayan

MANILA, Philippines — Bilateral defense relations between the Philippines and Japan reached a new milestone yesterday with the entry into force of the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA).

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Air Force is slated to receive today the last seven of its 32 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters acquired from Poland under the PAF modernization program.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, the United States and Australia have completed a week-long naval exercise in the West Philippine Sea aimed at enhancing interoperability and operational coordination.

Up to 178 cities and municipalities in Luzon including the entire province of Pangasinan have been placed under a state of calamity due to severe flooding spawned by the southwest monsoon and typhoons.

MANILA, Philippines — While the Philippines was busy grappling with heavy monsoon rains and flooding, a Chinese survey vessel illegally operated within Panatag or Scarborough Shoal, the Philippine Coast Guard said yesterday.

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. will fly to South Korea next week to participate in the 2026 Seoul Defense Dialogue – an activity that is expected to further boost defense relations.

MANILA, Philippines — In yet another display of “coercive and aggressive actions,” Chinese fighter jets intercepted a Philippine aircraft patrolling

An alleged leader of the New People’s Army was killed in an encounter in Baybay, Leyte on Tuesday afternoon.

Raising its academic standards, the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) has scrapped its practice of exempting top cadets from taking the final examination.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) called on China yesterday to stop its occupation and island-building activities in Panganiban (Mischief) and Zamora (Subi) Reefs in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).