MANILA, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine Congress has allocated 40 billion pesos (about 673 million U.S. dollars) in capital outlays for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) modernization ...

SENATOR Win Gatchalian urged the Department of National Defense (DND) to leverage a provision in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) that allows government borrowing to accelerate the AFP ...

The Philippine Navy ship BRP Davao Del Sur takes part in the KAMANDAG 3 naval exercise along with assault amphibious vehicles from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marines, in Manila ...

MANILA, Philippines — The acquisition of F-16 fighter jets from the United States is part of the ongoing modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and is not directed against any ...