South Korea’s growing role as a key arms supplier to the Philippines has taken another step forward, with Hanwha Systems set to provide the “brain” that will run two of the Philippine Navy’s next-generation warships.The South Korean defence manufacturer said on Wednesday that it had secured a US$27»»»

The Philippine Navy on Tuesday said a team of experts in August will inspect the Japanese warships that are planned to be transferred to the country.“We are sending a joint visual inspection team composed of experts from the Philippine Navy. ... »»»

MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) will be "very thorough" in its Joint Visual Inspection (JVI) of the Japanese Abukuma-class destroyer escorts that are being eyed for transfer to the Filipino naval service once decommissioned by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense (JMSDF), an offici ... »»»

— A ship that US and Philippine forces planned to sink beat them to it. A former US World War II-era warship, which survived two of the Pacific War’s most important battles, was supposed to go down in a blaze of glory in a live-fire exercise off the western coast of the Philippines as part of annua»»»

MANILA, May 5, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The BRP Miguel Malvar, old enough to have seen action in World War II, was scheduled to go out in a blaze of glory Monday, as a target ship during the annual US-Philippine "Balikatan" military exercises. The 80-year-old vessel, however, would not quite make its own f»»»