O n April 22nd a Chinese aircraft-carrier strike group sailed within three nautical miles of the Philippines’ northernmost ...

American and Philippine Forces expanded their anti-ship and anti-aircraft capabilities with the debut new missiles at ...

Last week the annual Exercise Balikatan—Tagalog for “shoulder to shoulder ”—officially wrapped up in the Philippines. The 40th iteration of the military exercise brought in service members from the U.

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (PIA) — To support and empower coastal communities, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...

Ex-NBI official Ronald 'Jun' Aguto Jr. wins a close match with Medardo 'Jun' Abad Jr., a newcomer to Batanes politics and a former diplomat ...

BASCO, Batanes (PIA) — In celebration of Farmers’ and Fisherfolk Month, more than 300 volunteers participated in a ...

The Philippines is home to over 42,000 known festivals, or "fiestas," observed annually across its many localities—each one a ...

MANILA, Philippines — Complementing their training in weaponry, Filipino and US troops engaged in martial arts in Basco, Batanes as part of their joint drills last week, which included mortar ...

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) carried out an amphibious landing rehearsal in the vicinity waters of Brooke’s ...

The United States Marine Corps deploys the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System on Batan island in the Philippines Batanes province on April 26, 2025. The United States Marine Corps ...

Members of the Hawaii-based 3rd Littoral Regiment are operating those launchers from northern Luzon and the Batanes Islands, the Philippines’ northernmost territory. The Luzon Strait and Bashi ...