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China Coast Guard recently deployed 2 ships around Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, warning PH supply boats against carrying construction materials to repair the Philippine Navy’s BRP Sierra Madre.
We recently joined a resupply mission there.
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You are in the Philippines! Go back to China! 🤡🤡🤡
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That’s not any of 🇨🇳 business. 🤷🏻♀️ Ayungin is within 🇵🇭 exclusive economic zone
#GTExclusive
: Videos disclose so-called fishermen from the
#Philippines
secretly transported large quantities of construction materials to the illegally grounded warship in China's Ren'ai Jiao to illegally reinforce the warship.
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TODAY: Philippines and India sign P18.9-B deal for BrahMos anti-ship cruise missile system for the Philippine Navy 🇵🇭🇮🇳
PH is the first foreign buyer of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles 📸DND
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China Coast Guard blasted water cannon toward a 🇵🇭 Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessels near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal this morning (Dec. 9). The water cannons were used at least 8 times
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Presidential spox Panelo’s statement when former SFA del Rosario was denied entry in HK in July:
"We cannot question the authority, the right of a country to stop or to investigate any guest or visitor who wanted to enter that particular country. That's their exclusive domain.”
Malacañang said the United States, as the Philippines’ long-time military ally, should have the courtesy to explain the cancellation of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s visa. |
@DJEsguerraINQ
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WATCH: Chinese aircraft drops flares into the path of a PH Air Force plane conducting a routine maritime patrol over Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea last Aug. 8. Video shared to the Inquirer by a source.
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Anonymous Filipino-Chinese donors give P100-million worth of medical equipment to be used by PH health workers at the frontlines of coronavirus pandemic. A C-130 plane of the Philippine Air Force picked up the supplies in Fuzhou, China on Saturday.
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VIDEO: China coast guard fires water cannon at Philippine civilian boats delivering supplies in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal.
Video from National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr.
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China Coast Guard blocked and used water cannon Philippine vessels on a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Saturday (Aug. 5). The PH military and coast guard issued brief statements condemning the incident
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An aerial inspection of areas affected by
#PaengPH
showed 3 submerged decommissioned ships of the Philippine Navy (BRP Cebu, BRP Pangasinan, BRP Rajah Humabon) in a shipyard in Cavite City.
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Video released by PH military shows Chinese coast guard personnel in rigid hull inflatable boats rushing to pick up airdropped food supplies meant for PH troops at 🇵🇭 BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal
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“During times of crisis, the role of the President is to hold the nation together. He did not do that yesterday.”
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The PH Coast Guard accuses the Chinese coast guard of pointing a “military-grade” laser at one of its vessels near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea last week, causing flash blindness to the Filipino crew
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China installed floating barriers in the southeast portion of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, preventing Filipino fishing boats from entering the shoal and depriving them to do fishing activities, PH Coast Guard says 📸PCG
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A US Navy aircraft was spotted overhead near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea during Friday’s PH resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre. We were onboard PH Coast Guard’s BRP Cabra
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More details from the resupply mission in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal: Chinese forces boarded one of 🇵🇭 rigid hull inflatable boats and confiscated firearms. A 🇵🇭 soldier’s finger got cut off during the confrontation.
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PH gov’t says 220 Chinese militia vessels were spotted on Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef in the West Philippine Sea on March 7, 2021.
With accompanying photos!
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China Coast Guard's on-site operations are professional and legitimate. China has undisputable sovereignty over Huangyan Island and its adjacent waters as well as sovereign rights and jurisdiction rights over related waters: spokesperson
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The soon-to-be BRP Teresa Magbanua, the Philippine Coast Guard’s multi-role response vessel built by Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co, is sailing home for the Philippines. Video and photos shared by a source
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India’s BrahMos Aerospace bags $374.9M contract for Philippine Navy’s shore-based anti-ship missile acquisition project, says Sec.
@del_lorenzana
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The Philippines, US, Australia and Japan hold their first joint naval drills in the West Philippine Sea on April 7. 📹📸
@TeamAFP
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China Coast Guard 5203 blasted water cannon toward the M/L Kalayaan in an attempt to block a supply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal. The M/L Kalayaan, a rescue vessel owned by Kalayaan LGU in Palawan, served as 1 of the 2 supply boats
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Australia, Japan, France and Germany express “serious concern” over the recent incident in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West PH Sea. Earlier, the US stood by PH and reaffirmed its commitment under the Mutual Defense Treaty
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PH supply boat ML Kalayaan is being towed back to Ulugan Bay by BRP Sindangan after it incurred significant engine damage from China’s water cannon blasts
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More than 135 Chinese militia ships were “dispersed and scattered” within Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef in the West PH Sea during a patrol by the PH Coast Guard on Saturday. The Chinese vessels made no response to the radio challenges made by the PCG ships 📸PCG
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PH Coast Guard says it has removed the floating barriers placed by China’s coast guard in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) upon the orders of President Marcos Jr. 📸PCG
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“To warship No. 57, we hope that you should seriously consider the solemn stand of the Chinese government. If you insist on making trouble in your own way, you will take responsibility for all these consequences arising therefore.” - CCG 5304
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NOW: Formal handover of Japanese-built air surveillance radar system to the Philippine Air Force at Wallace Air Station in San Fernando, La Union
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Photos show extent of damage to PH supply boat ML Kalayaan after China Coast Guard’s water cannon attack during a resupply run in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal yesterday. It needs to undergo repair just like UM 2, w/c also suffered damage when it collided with a CCG ship in Oct.
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The Philippine Navy’s BRP Jose Rizal and BRP Gregorio Del Pilar hold tactical exercises with USS Gabrielle Giffords in the West Philippine Sea. The 3-day PH-US joint patrols will wrap up today 📸AFP
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Philippine Navy’s BRP Gregorio del Pilar and BRP Davao del Sur, Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Toowoomba, five PH Air Force surveillance aircraft and one Royal Australian Air Force P-8A to take part in the inaugural joint patrols of 🇵🇭🇦🇺 in PH EEZ from Nov. 25 to 27
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US Embassy Manila statement on the presence of Chinese vessels on Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef:
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A US Navy plane was flying overhead as PCG rubber boats carrying 🙋🏻♀️ journalists sped toward the 🇵🇭 BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea during a resupply mission on Nov. 10
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Chinese ships rammed and towed Philippine vessels on a rotation and resupply (Rore) mission to Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal on Monday, causing damage and endangering the lives of Filipino sailors, Philippine officials said.
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PH Coast Guard shares photos of its maritime patrol on Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef in the West PH Sea last April 13. Chinese ships were still there.
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2 PH Air Force FA-50 light combat aircraft take part in PH-US joint maritime air patrol over Batanes and West Philippine Sea on Nov. 21. The 3-day joint PH-US air and sea patrols are set from Nov. 21 to 23
📸PAF
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The Philippine Navy’s BRP Sierra Madre, a symbol of the Philippines’ unwavering resolve to guard against Chinese expansion in the West Philippine Sea 🇵🇭
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines plans to use a recently acquired 25-hectare land on Calayan Island, a remote island in Cagayan province south of Taiwan, as part of the country’s coastal defense system, the military said.
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Canada holds first joint patrol with PH, Japan, US in SCS
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PH Coast Guard’s BRP Cabra expels Chinese navy warship 189 near Marie Louise Bank in Palawan last July 13.
PCG says the Chinese ship left after a radio challenge.
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PH military has started building a 3-km runway and a pier on Balabac Island, one of the four additional locations under the EDCA. These are not US-funded EDCA projects but financed by the 🇵🇭 government
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On Feb. 6, when a Chinese ship aimed a laser at a PCG vessel near Ayungin Shoal, PH fishermen said they were also harassed by the Chinese coast guard, which deployed its personnel on 2 rubber boats to chase one of them out of Panatag Shoal. 📹Christopher De Vera
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.@ the PH Fleet Defense Expo: BrahMos Aerospace director Praveen Pathak says the first delivery for BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles for the PH Marines is by December 2023.
“Hopefully, no extreme weather conditions will be there. We’re moving full ahead to achieve our goals.”
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PH Navy to receive first 2 of 9 Shaldag Mk. V missile-capable fast patrol boats from Israel next week. The 2 boats, which will be named BRP Nestor Acero (PG-901) and BRP Lolinato To-ong (PG-902), are currently onboard a cargo ship from Haifa, Israel. 📸 shared by a source
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PH, Japan army chiefs discuss Balikatan, other military exercises
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2 PH ships, 40 Chinese vessels: Onboard resupply mission to Escoda Shoal
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A Chinese Navy helicopter harassed Filipino researchers conducting a survey at sandbars off the Philippine-occupied Pag-asa Island on Saturday, the same day that China Coast Guard ships assaulted a PH supply boat with water cannons near Ayungin Shoal.
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The PH Navy’s BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) kicks off a month-long patrol around the country w/ a stopover in Mavulis, the country’s northernmost island, where a few marines are stationed. It’s about 80km fm Taiwan. 📸FF151
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A recent maritime patrol of the Philippine Coast Guard recorded 116 Chinese maritime militia vessels parked in Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef and another 18 in Sabina Shoal, both within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone
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Indian Navy ships (guided missile destroyer INS Delhi, fleet tanker INS Shakti and ASW corvette INS Kiltan) are in Manila for a 4-day goodwill visit. 🇵🇭 and 🇮🇳 navies will hold SMEE sessions, cross-deck visits, cultural visits, etc in the coming days. 📸 Richard Reyes/ PDI
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Dozens of Chinese militia ships spotted off Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef (L) and Iroquois Reef (R) in the West Philippine Sea during a Philippine Coast Guard maritime domain awareness flight on Saturday, May 13. Both are within the Philippines’ EEZ
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A mock-up of BrahMos land-based anti-ship missile was featured at PH Army’s capability expo. Talks are underway w/ India for the possible purchase of 1 battery. The Army activated 1st Land-Based Missile System Battery in October in anticipation of its acquisition.
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More photos from the underwater flag-raising in Philippine Rise (Benham Rise). 📸 The Extra Mile Productions
@inquirerdotnet
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Troops from ROK Marine Corps arrived at Clark Air Base on Saturday for their first time participation in PH-US Kamandag exercises. The 12-day drills will involve 3,500 PH-US troops. Thirty soldiers from 🇯🇵JGSDF and 120 🇰🇷 personnel will join as observers 📸Embassy of ROK in PH
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Marcos OKs military’s P2-trillion wish list for weapons, equipment
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PH-US navies are currently holding a bilateral sail west of Palawan, according to
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PH Navy’s BRP Jose Rizal (FF150) and the US Navy’s USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), the AFP’s Naval Task Force 41 and the US 7th fleet will carry out a Division Tactics rehearsal 📸AFP
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Malacañang announces additional sites under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement
-Naval Base Camilo Osias in Sta Ana, Cagayan
-Lal-lo Airport in Lal-lo, Cagayan
-Camp Melchor Dela Cruz in Gamu, Isabela
-Balabac Island in Palawan
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PH Navy takes delivery of 2 additional (Acero-class) Shaldag Mk. V fast attack interdiction craft from Israel this morning, according to a mil source. This is the third batch of delivery (the 5th and 6th patrol ships out of 9) from Israel Shipyards
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Flag-raising and singing of national anthem in Pagasa Island, South China Sea on Friday
@inquirerdotnet
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PH Air Force FA-50 light fighters and US Air Force B52Hs bomber aircraft fly over the West Philippine Sea on Feb. 19 for a joint PH-US Maritime Cooperative Activity. 📸PAF
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PH Air Force scrambled FA-50 light fighters after an unidentified aircraft approached Philippine airspace last Sept. 2
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Lorenzana: As the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missiles, the BrahMos missiles will provide deterrence against any attempt to undermine our sovereignty and sovereign rights, especially in the West Philippine Sea.
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Philippine and US coast guard ships conducted joint training exercises in the West Philippine Sea while China watched the whole thing not so far away. We were invited aboard BRP Batangas (thread)
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“A head of state visiting a foreign military's regional commander is unusual in terms of diplomatic protocol. But it comes amid a heated standoff between PH and China in the South China Sea and is likely intended to signal Manila's proximity to the US.”
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NOW: Spanish Navy frigate Méndez Núñez docks at Pier 15. It’s the first time the Spanish Navy has sailed the waters off Cavite and Manila after the Battle of Manila Bay 121 years ago, the Philippine Navy says.
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US amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) is in Manila Bay
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Lorenzana: It is our absolute honor to be the first foreign nation to acquire your supersonic cruise missile system
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Naval Forces West: PH Navy frigate BRP Antonio Luna held maritime exercises with Indian Navy ships INS Ranvijay and INS Kora in the West Philippine Sea today, Aug. 23. (Photos or Indian navy ships from India Defense attache)
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New INDOPACOM chief Adm. Paparo: “My friend, Gen. Brawner from the Republic of the Philippines, has a phrase called ICAD. He has renamed the gray zone, which sounds otherwise benign and dull, into ICAD—which is illegal, coercive, aggressive and deceptive.”
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China rejects Philippines’ call to comply with the 2016 South China Sea ruling: “China’s position is consistent, clear and firm... China firmly opposes & will never accept any claim or action based on aforesaid award.”
Chinese Embassy Manila’s statement on Twitter was deleted.
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PH Air Force C-130 cockpit view: Landing on Pag-asa (Thitu) Island, West Philippine Sea. May 28, 2020.
With the construction of the beaching ramp completed, the repair of the airstrip is next.
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Vietnam’s coast guard is in Manila for the first time for a goodwill visit, joint drills 🇵🇭🇻🇳
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Vietnam People’s Navy hosted their PH counterparts for a series of exchanges at VN-occupied Southwest Cay (Pugad Island) in the Spratlys last July 10. They held staff to staff talks, played sports and showcased each other’s culture 📸
Naval Forces West
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🇵🇭 supply boats Unaizah May 1 and 2 return to pier after a resupply mission in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal. They were able to deliver supplies/ fresh crew to the BRP Sierra Madre despite China’s dangerous maneuvers
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The future BRP Gabriela Silang, the Philippine Coast Guard’s new offshore patrol vessel, was welcomed by PCG sea and air assets this morning as it approached South Harbor. The 84-m ship worth P5.6 billion was built by OCEA in France.
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AFP Western Command raises concerns over “resurgence of Chinese swarming activity” in the West Philippine Sea. There were 23 Chinese maritime militia spotted in Rozul (Iroquois) Reef, 5 in Escoda (Sabina) Shoal and 2 in Baragatan (Nares) Bank during air patrols on Sept. 6 and 7
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Poland’s PZL Mielec delivers 5 units of S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for the Philippine Air Force. An Antonov transport plane brought the choppers to Clark Air Base today. 📸PAF
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Sec. Lorenzana: The BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles will certainly beef up the firepower of the Philippine Navy, particularly the Philippine Marine Corps Coastal Defense Regiment.
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Sailors man the rails aboard the future BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) as the warship departs Korean waters (source of the video said it was taken just today). The ship is expected to arrive in Subic Bay on May 23. Video shared to
@inquirerdotnet
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Here’s an actual photo of BRP Gregorio del Pilar that ran aground in West PH Sea (South China Sea). Military report seen by
@inquirerdotnet
says the “FF15 was grounded from bow to amidship and propellers were also damaged.”
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US intends to transfer to the AFP 2 Island-class patrol vessels, 2 Protector-class patrol vessels, and 3 C-130H aircraft, “pending applicable Congressional notification requirements.”
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Philippines says China was `dramatically' alarmed over US missile system deployed to its north | AP News
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Del Rosario dares Duterte: Time to act on China claims
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PH Air Force contingent arrives in Darwin, Australia for Exercise Pitch Black. 🇵🇭 airmen were ferried from PH to Darwin via Royal Australian Air Force KC-30 aircraft, while crucial equipment/ operational cargo were transported by the 🇦🇺 C-130 and 🇵🇭 C-295 aircraft. /PAF
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Turkey’s ASFAT unveils its offshore patrol vessel offer to the Philippine Navy at the ADAS 2022 exhibition
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PH Coast Guard’s BRP Teresa Magbanua sails back to port on Sunday after over 5 mos. of deployment to Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West PH Sea. The ship was deployed in April in response to the continued presence of Chinese vessels and suspected reclamation activities in the area
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Armed Forces of the Philippines’ statement on today’s resupply mission in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal:
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DND: China donates P1 billion worth of military equipment to the Philippine military. The first batch of equipment arrived last Jan. 16.
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PH own defense industry eyed; P1-B seed fund set | Global News
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Here’s a video of the PH military’s sea clash with Abu Sayyaf in Sulu, where 7 fighters were reported killed. The military said the group was planning to conduct kidnapping activities but they were intercepted by the Navy’s MPAC and Air Force’s AgustaWestland chopper (JTF Sulu)
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Target hit! Sinkex video of ex-BRP Pangasinan’s final mission.
AFP: The strike happened at 1447H with guided bombs dropped by US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 13th MEU from USS Makin Island
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Japanese Navy’s JS Izumo (DDH-183) and US Navy’s USS America (LHA-6) are at Pier 15, Manila
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Take a look at China’s man-made islands in the South China Sea from an air patrol perspective.
@inquirerdotnet
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