June 14, 2024 | NEWS DIGEST By API Desk | Date 06-14-2024 Marcos names new AFP area commander President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has named a new commander for the Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) to hasten the defeat of the local Communist insurgency movement. Marcos Jr. appointed Major-General Luis Rex Bergante to replace… Continue reading NEWS DIGEST | June 14, 2024
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Coast Guard plans ASEAN-wide drills
The draft documents suggested a set of protocols for engagement at sea among Coast Guard and maritime law enforcement agencies in Southeast Asia, including the land-locked state of Laos.
US reaffirms ironclad commitment to the Philippines
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has reiterated Washington’s ironclad commitment to Manila under a 1951 security treaty, expressing concern about Beijing’s continued harassment in the West Philippine Sea.
Marcos slams China’s actions in the West Philippine Sea
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has slammed China’s actions in the West Philippine Sea that violate the country’s sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction.
Philippines, Japan may sign treaty in July
The 2+2 meeting in Tokyo would focus on the two countries’ maritime security cooperation as well as the Official Security Assistance program which included air defense and coastal radars and coast guard vessels.
Philippines protests China’s South China Sea fishing ban
In a statement, the Philippines’ foreign ministry the annual fishing ban would cover the country’s maritime zone, where it has sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction.
Philippines, United States holds second phase of Salaknib drills
The United States Army in the Pacific and the Philippine Army’s 7th and 5th Divisions will begin the second phase of the Army-led Salaknib exercises next month, testing for the first time the US Joint Pacific Multinational Training Center in the Indo-Pacific region.
NEWS DIGEST | May 31, 2024
May 31, 2024 | NEWS DIGEST By API Desk | Date 05-31-2024 Anti-insurgency task force defends an Army battalion on “red-tagging allegations The government’s counter-insurgency task force has dismissed “red-tagging” accusations made by two left-leaning lawmakers against an Army battalion in Rizal province. The National Task Force to End Local Communist… Continue reading NEWS DIGEST | May 31, 2024
SOUTHEAST ASIA ROUNDUP | May 22, 2024
All you need to know about the latest updates in diplomacy, security and geopolitics in the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific.
NEWS DIGEST | May 22, 2024
May 22, 2024 | NEWS DIGEST By API Desk | Date 05-22-2024 Japan builds five Coast Guard vessels for the Philippines The Philippine government has signed an Official Development Assistance deal with Japan to acquire five 97-meter Coast Guard vessels worth nearly 24 billion pesos to boost its maritime law enforcement capabilities. This acquisition was made under… Continue reading NEWS DIGEST | May 22, 2024