ABOARD BRP JOSE RIZAL, South China Sea (AP) — The United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a ...

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Navy has confirmed that an armed Chinese corvette engaged its fire control radar against a Philippine frigate this month, marking the latest escalation between the ...

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines aims to buy two frigates, two helicopters and three gunboats for deployment in the South China Sea where a territorial dispute with China has lent urgency to the ...

MANILA, Philippines — A Dutch frigate arrived in Manila on Friday for a goodwill visit aimed at deepening maritime ...

The pioneering crew of the second Jose Rizal-class guided-missile frigate on order for the Philippine Navy has begun at-sea familiarisation activities on board the vessel. The programme milestone was ...

Philippine Navy ship Jose Rizal leads maneuvers with U.S. Navy destroyer Shoup, center, and Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force frigate JS Noshiro, right, during joint drills in the South China Sea ...