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The deployment follows a string of stand-offs between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the disputed seaway.

The Philippine Fleet (PF) announced Tuesday it has deployed offshore patrol vessel BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16) to the operational area of Naval Forces Central (NFC) this September 18. Lt. Giovanni Badidles, PF spokesperson, said the Offshore Combat Force (OCF) under Commodore Edward Ike De Sagon ordered the deployment of the ship and its crew to

PH Navy deploys 2 modern anti-sub assets in Palawan

PBBM’s push may result in Navy’s confirmed sub acquisition program

BRP Antonio Luna (File photo courtesy of Philippine Navy) MANILA - The Philippine Navy (PN) is poised to be at par with its regional counterparts through the acquisition of more modern warships in the coming years, its acting chief said on Thursday. "In five years time, when the arrival of the seven more Acero-class gunboats, the new construction landing docks, the new generation corvettes, offshore patrol vessels, the average age of our seagoing platforms will be 10 years old. Comparable a...

Vice Adm. Adeluis Bordado has retired as the Flag Officer in Command (FOIC) of the Philippine Navy (PN), capping off a 38-year career in the military service. Vice Adm. Adeluis Bordado delivers speech during his retirement as the 39th Flag Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy (PN) on Sept.

(Photo courtesy of Philippine Navy) MANILA - The HMAS Sydney (DDG-42), a Hobart-class air warfare destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), is now docked at Pier 15, South Harbor, Manila for a two-day port visit starting Wednesday. The Australian warship's visit highlights the strong and long-standing relationship between the Philippines and Australia in promoting maritime safety and security in the region, said Navy spokesperson Commander Benjo Negranza in a statement Wednesday night. &...

THE Navy’s Philippine Fleet occupied its new home at the former Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines (HHIC-Phil) Shipyard in Subic on Tuesday. The Fleet, which had been based in Cavite, made a symbolic docking of its BRP Antonio Luna (FF151) in its new base through the help of the Navy’s Offshore…

(Photo courtesy of Philippine Navy) MANILA - Some 56 midshipmen cadets of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of 2022 have trained onboard four ships of the Philippine Navy's Offshore Combat Force (OCF) over the weekend. From April 15 to 17, the cadets who will serve in the Navy after graduation, visited offshore patrol vessels BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PS-15), BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16), and missile frigates BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) and BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151). In a Facebook post of t...

BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PS-15) (File photo) MANILA - The BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PS-15), one of the largest vessels of the Philippine Navy (PN), has successfully completed two sea trials and is now nearing operational status, more than three years after a grounding incident in 2018. "PN patrol ship under the Offshore Combat Force, BRP Gregorio Del Pilar, has successfully completed two sea trials that included the testing of the ship's main and auxiliary engines, propellers, and other re...