US support to AFP modernization continuous: PH envoy While the future of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) is still uncertain, the United States will continue to support the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Ambassador to Washington DC Jose Manuel Romualdez said Friday. Duterte carefully weighing VFA reconsideration President Rodrigo Duterte is carefully weighing the possible reconsideration of the Philippines’ Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States (US), Malacañang said on Tuesday. PH calls for more maritime patrols in Asean military execs' meet Military officials from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian…

DND scoffs at communist rebels’ plan to deploy urban hit squads The Department of Defense (DND) on Sunday scoffed at communist rebels’ threat to again deploy liquidation squads, with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana saying that the announcement only affirmed the government’s position that the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA) are truly terrorist organizations. PH Navy crew begins training at sea Philippine Navy personnel tapped to man the country’s second missile-capable frigate BRP Antonio Luna are currently training on the ship off Ulsan, South Korea Army receives helicopter donation from Manny…