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Japan to buy more U.S.-made stealth jets, radar to counter China, Russia

Tim Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Dec 18 11:54 PM

TOKYO - Japan will accelerate spending on advanced stealth fighters, long-range missiles and other equipment over the next five years to support U.S. forces facing China's military in the Western Pacific, two new government defense papers said. Read more »

Japan bolsters military to counter China, Russia in East Asia

Reuters
Posted at Dec 18 11:46 AM

TOKYO - Japan will accelerate spending on advanced stealth fighters, long-range missiles and other equipment over the next 5 years to support US forces facing China's military in the Western Pacific, two new government defense papers said.  Read more »

Mindanao gunrunners' wares from AFP? Probe on, say police

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 18 01:15 PM

Authorities are investigating whether or not the high-powered firearms and ammunition allegedly supplied by a couple to terrorist groups in Mindanao came from the military, the Philippine National Police said Tuesday. Read more »

Military truck tumagilid sa Zamboanga Sibugay; apat sugatan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 12:41 AM

Sugatan ang apat na lalaki matapos tumagilid ang isang military truck sa bahagi ng national highway sa bayang ito Linggo ng hapon. Read more »

White House asks top court to block transgender military service

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 01:19 PM

US President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday urged the nation's highest court to temporarily block the military recruitment of transgender people, pending the outcome of an ongoing legal battle.   Read more »

House opposition mulls taking fight vs martial law extension to Supreme Court

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 05:32 PM

The opposition bloc in the House of Representatives is planning to question the constitutionality of the third extension of martial law in Mindanao before the Supreme Court, a lawmaker said Thursday, a day after Congress approved the chief executive's request. Read more »

Peaceful Korea

South Korean Defense Ministry/AFP Photo
Posted at Dec 13 12:31 AM

This handout photo taken on Wednesday, December 12, and provided by South Korean Defense Ministry shows a South Korean soldier (right) shaking hands with a North Korean soldier (left) before crossing the Military Demarcation Line to inspect the dismantled North Korean guard post inside the Demilitarized zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas in Cheorwon.  Read more »

US military ends search for 5 Marines missing off Japan

Reuters
Posted at Dec 11 03:54 PM

The US military ended a search on Tuesday for 5 Marines missing in the sea off Japan since 2 Marine Corps aircraft were involved in an accident during an air-to-air refueling exercise on Dec. 6. Read more »

Duterte, may babala sa mga tatakbo sa halalan 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 01:26 AM

Mahigpit ang babala ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa mga kandidato sa halalan 2019 na huwag mananakot ng botante. Read more »

Top security officials brief senators on Mindanao situation

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 01:00 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's top security officials, in a closed-door meeting Monday, briefed senators about the situation in Mindanao in a bid to extend martial law in the south. Read more »

China detains 10 after October protests by military veterans

Reuters
Posted at Dec 09 09:28 AM

Chinese authorities in the eastern province of Shandong have detained 10 people who were involved in protests by military veterans in early October, state media said on Sunday. Read more »

Duterte eyes revamp of military personnel in Jolo after recent deadly clashes

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 08:45 PM

Duterte on Friday said he will order a revamp of the military’s composition in Jolo, Sulu, following the deaths of several soldiers in recent clashes there. Read more »

PH to buy US helicopters, not Russian, due to sanctions: Lorenzana

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 07 08:39 PM

The Philippine Air Force is also seeking to acquire up to 10 attack helicopters next year. Read more »

Reds declare unilateral holiday ceasefire

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 09:56 AM

The unilateral ceasefire will take effect from 12:01 on Dec. 24 to 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 26 and from 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 31 to 11:59 p.m. the next day, New Year's Day, the Communist Party of the Philippines Central Committee said in a statement. Read more »

US military air crash off Japan coast kills 1 Marine, 5 missing

Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 05:31 AM

WASHINGTON - One US Marine was killed and rescue teams were searching for 5 others missing after 2 Marine Corps aircraft collided in mid-air and crashed into the sea off the coast of Japan during a refueling exercise, officials said on Thursday. Read more »

Eastmincom head, itinalagang bagong AFP chief of staff

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 09:46 PM

Itinalaga bilang bagong chief of staff ng Armed Forces of the Philippines si Lieutenant General Benjamin Madrigal Jr. ng Eastern Mindanao Command. Read more »

'Intel' squad vs Red assassins in the works: PNP chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 01:04 PM

Police and military forces have started talks on forming a specialized unit that will target suspected assassins of the New People's Army, the head of the Philippine National Police said Thursday. Read more »

Police, military chiefs sign proposal for 3rd martial law extension

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 11:43 AM

The heads of the police and military signed Thursday a recommendation for the third extension of martial law in Mindanao.   Read more »

Six missing after two US military planes crash off Japan: officials

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 06 08:12 AM

Six US marines were missing after 2 American military aircraft crashed on Thursday during a refueling operation off the coast of Japan, officials from both countries told AFP.   Read more »

Duterte to appoint retiring AFP chief to OPAPP

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 03:08 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte will appoint retiring Armed Forces chief Carlito Galvez Jr. to the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), the Palace said Wednesday. Read more »