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Beijing pushes sea aggression By Manila Standard Today | Posted on Mar. 23, 2013 PH ‘strongly objects’ to Chinese naval drills China continued its aggressive moves towards reinforcing its claim over the contested waters and territories in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea)...

Sultanate: 8 terror accused are Malaysians, not Pinoys by Mike Frialde, The Philippine Star 03/23/2013 MANILA, Philippines - Eight men charged with terrorism-related offenses in Malaysian courts in connection with the violence in Sabah are neither Filipinos nor followers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul...

I got it from AMDR source. here's the other info: Incheon Class Frigates / Future Frigate Experimental (FFX), South Korea Design features of Incheon Class vessels The Incheon Class frigate incorporates a stealth hull design to reduce acoustic and infrared signatures. The vessel has an...

South Korea's offer of brand new and advance navy ship to the Philippines

US reiterates call for dialogue on South China Sea dispute By: Abigail Kwok, InterAksyon.com March 21, 2013 MANILA, Philippines -- The United States on Thursday reiterated its appeal to claimant countries in the South China Sea, which Manila calls the West Philippine Sea, to sit down and...

‘Sabah raps terroristic’ Sulu sultan says charges against his followers illegal By Marlon Ramos, Michael Lim Ubac Philippine Daily Inquirer Friday, March 22nd, 2013 Malaysia’s filing of terrorism and waging war charges against eight Filipinos is “illegal,” the...

Sulu Sultanate to ‘fine’ Malaysia for illegally developing Sabah BY CLARA CHOOI ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR MARCH 22, 2013 KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Lawyers for the Sulu Sultanate are drawing up details of a US$25 billion (RM78 billion) suit against Malaysia for allegedly usurping...

3 U.S. vessels to arrive in the Philippines for routine port calls By: Abigail Kwok, InterAksyon.com March 22, 2013 MANILA, Philippines - Three United States Navy vessels will arrive in the Philippines on Friday for "routine port calls," the U.S. Embassy in Manila announced. Docking in...

'Stop blaming my father for Sabah crisis. He's been dead for 23 years, ' Marcos Jr. says By: Veronica Uy, InterAksyon.com March 22, 2013 2:54 PM The son and namesake of Ferdinand E. Marcos said the Aquino administration has failed to handle the Sabah dispute properly, especially after...

Philippine output to hit 7% in Q1 — FMIC, UA&P The economy may grow up to 7 percent this quarter on manageable inflation, election spending, booming construction and possible uptick in exports, according to a study made by First Metro Investment Corporation (FMIC) and the University of...

heres the link: North Korea threatens US bases in Japan, Guam | The Australian

SIPRI Report: Weapons Transfers to the Philippines 2012 According to SIPRI records, has acquired four radar Philippine MMSR types of Lockheed Martin, the United States. Type AN/TPS-79 radar was purchased. AN/TPS-79 Multi-Mission Surveillance Radar (MMSR) is a medium range tactical radar for...

ASEAN countries urged to boost investment Thursday, March 21, 2013 Kuala Lumpur: The member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should further boost investment to weather uncertainties of the current global economic climate, said its deputy secretary-general Lim...

Press release 20 March 2013 Ministry for Foreign Affairs EU establishes partnership and cooperation agreements with the Philippines and Vietnam The Government today presented two bills to the Riksdag dealing with the EU's relations with the Philippines and Vietnam. The Philippines A...

FOCUS | Malaysian PM Najib draws flak for touting 1962 'Sabah referendum' MANILA, Philippines - Even Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is now being criticized in his own country for claiming that Sabah had, from the start, wanted to be part of Malaysia. He made the remarks in one of the...

British arms industry sets sights on AFP modernization By: Ben Arnold O. De Vera, InterAksyon.com March 19, 2013 MANILA - The British arms industry wants to supply the Philippines' Department of National Defense (DND) with state-of-the-art weaponry. UK Ambassador Stephen Lillie told...

Press release 20 March 2013 Ministry for Foreign Affairs EU establishes partnership and cooperation agreements with the Philippines and Vietnam The Government today presented two bills to the Riksdag dealing with the EU's relations with the Philippines and Vietnam. The Philippines A...

Gov’t to take Sabah claim to int’l court after review By Aurea Calica (The Philippine Star) | Updated March 20, 2013 MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government is ready to bring the country’s Sabah claim before international courts even as it gathers evidence to...

US Committed to Working with PH Gov't in Strengthening Military By: Roy C. Mabasa Published: March 20, 2013 The United States is committed to working with the Philippine government in strengthening its military and its ability to defend the country. At the same time, visiting US Department...

6 other nations to join Philippines-US joint exercise MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) -- Australia, Brunei, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand will take part in this year's Balikatan joint military exercise to be held in the Philippines next month, apart from the host and the United...