- May 15th, 2026
The Philippine Army is undertaking a significant reassessment of its armored warfare roadmap, a process that is increasingly expanding beyond platform selection into wider questions of supply chain resilience, alliance diversification, and long-term combat readiness amid intensifying Indo-Pacific security competition....
The participation of Japanese combat troops for the first time in a multinational military exercise concluded today, marking a symbolic inflection point in Indo-Pacific security architecture and reviving an intensifying strategic debate over whether regional middle powers should move toward...
The Balikatan 2026 multinational military exercises in the Philippines have taken on unprecedented strategic significance after the United States Army conducted a live-fire test of its Typhon Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile system during the ongoing drills. The launch, which involved...
China is rapidly expanding its reach across the Indo-Pacific, deploying a shadow fleet of nominally civilian fishing vessels as a covert extension of the People’s Liberation Army Navy — the world’s largest naval force by hull count. By weaponizing hundreds...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague confirmed on Friday that legal proceedings against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte would continue, even after the 80-year-old leader formally rejected the court’s jurisdiction over him. The decision comes amid intensifying scrutiny...
Taiwanese President Lai Ching‑te has issued a stark warning that, if China were to annex Taiwan, neighboring countries such as Japan and the Philippines would likely become Beijing’s next strategic targets — a development he says would seriously destabilize the...
The Philippine economy has long drawn strength from the steady inflow of remittances sent home by millions of overseas Filipinos. For decades, these transfers have acted as a stabilising force, cushioning the country against external shocks and underpinning domestic consumption....
Passengers aboard a ferry that capsized off the southern Philippines in the middle of the night were thrown into panic as the vessel suddenly listed and overturned, killing at least 18 people, many of them elderly women, according to a...
At least 15 people were dead, and 28 remain missing after a passenger ferry carrying more than 350 people sank early Monday morning (Jan 26) off the southern Philippines, authorities said, as rescue operations continued amid rough seas. The MV...
Korea Aerospace Industries’ reported statement that the Philippines has requested delivery of the KF-21 Boramae fighter between 2027 and 2029—following an anticipated contract signing in 2026—marks a decisive acceleration in Manila’s airpower modernisation. What was once a long-term aspiration has...
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