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isPermaLink="false">http://www.philippinesdefence.com/?p=194</guid> <description><![CDATA[Philippine authorities found themselves on the back foot yesterday, after both China and Taiwan reacted harshly to the renaming of the South China Sea. The Philippine President had earlier renamed the oceanic region as “West Philippine Sea”, provoking harsh responses from some of the neighbouring nations. Chinese officials claimed that the move is short-sighted, and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/china-and-taiwan-criticize-philippines-for-unilaterally-renaming-the-south-china-sea-194/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Philippine Navy to upgrade its Hamilton-class cutter</title><link>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/philippine-navy-to-upgrade-its-hamilton-class-cutter-191/</link> <comments>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/philippine-navy-to-upgrade-its-hamilton-class-cutter-191/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:16:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Naval Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BRP Gregorio Del Pilar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BRP Ramon Alcaraz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Philippine Navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RGM-84 Harpoon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USCGC Dallas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USCGC Hamilton]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.philippinesdefence.com/?p=191</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Philippine Department of National Defence (DND) announced that an upgrade will be performed on BRP Gregorio del Pilar, the Hamilton-class cutter of the Philippine Navy. As a part of the upgrade, the vessel will be fitted with state of the art anti-ship missiles, and other advanced features. The BRP Gregorio del Pilar is one [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/philippine-navy-to-upgrade-its-hamilton-class-cutter-191/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Two Philippine soldiers killed during clashes with the rebels in Bikol</title><link>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/two-philippine-soldiers-killed-during-clashes-with-the-rebels-in-bikol-187/</link> <comments>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/two-philippine-soldiers-killed-during-clashes-with-the-rebels-in-bikol-187/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:36:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Land Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Camarines Sur]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Edgardo Sevilla]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Major General Angelo Guzman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New People's Army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[San Isidro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sorsogon province]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.philippinesdefence.com/?p=187</guid> <description><![CDATA[Local media reported that a total of four people were killed in two separate incidents of violence between the army and the New People&#8217;s Army (NPA) rebels in Philippines. The army admitted that two of its soldiers died during the clashes. Army sources further said that a number of rebels were either killed or injured [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/two-philippine-soldiers-killed-during-clashes-with-the-rebels-in-bikol-187/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Aircraft from the US Navy to participate in Philippine naval exercises</title><link>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/aircraft-from-the-us-navy-to-participate-in-philippine-naval-exercises-182/</link> <comments>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/aircraft-from-the-us-navy-to-participate-in-philippine-naval-exercises-182/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:03:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Naval Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Boeing P-8 Poseidon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BRP Salvador Abcede]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BRP Teotimo Figoracion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CARAT 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Coast Watch South Capability Exercise 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Juffrey P. Alonzo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lockheed P-3 Orion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.philippinesdefence.com/?p=182</guid> <description><![CDATA[One of the aircrafts operated by the US Navy will be participating in the naval exercises, to be conducted by the Philippine Navy from tomorrow onwards. American sources confirmed the participation of the maritime surveillance aircraft in the drills, and said that the Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft has already reached Philippines. The exercises will be [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/aircraft-from-the-us-navy-to-participate-in-philippine-naval-exercises-182/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Philippine Navy to participate in the annual Seacat training exercises</title><link>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/philippine-navy-to-participate-in-the-annual-seacat-training-exercises-179/</link> <comments>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/philippine-navy-to-participate-in-the-annual-seacat-training-exercises-179/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:33:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Naval Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Colonel Omar Tonsay]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Naval Forces Northern Luzon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Philippine Navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SEACAT 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Southeast Asia Cooperation Against Terrorism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USNS Safeguard]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.philippinesdefence.com/?p=179</guid> <description><![CDATA[Colonel Omar Tonsay, the official spokesperson of the Philippine Navy announced that a contingent from the naval force will be participating in the annual Southeast Asia Cooperation Against Terrorism (SEACAT) naval exercises. Apart from Philippines, the US, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia are also taking part in the exercises, which will go on from [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/philippine-navy-to-participate-in-the-annual-seacat-training-exercises-179/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NPA rebel killed in Mindanao</title><link>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/npa-rebel-killed-in-mindanao-176/</link> <comments>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/npa-rebel-killed-in-mindanao-176/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:20:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Land Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Calinan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Davao City]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jacob Obligado]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mindanao]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New People's Army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paquibato]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Philippine Army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sitio Mangani]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tapak Barangay]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tuligkay Panangsag]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.philippinesdefence.com/?p=176</guid> <description><![CDATA[Local media in the island of Mindanao reported that one rebel, affiliated with the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed today in a battle with the Philippine Army. Although the Army claimed that five rebels were killed, the media reported that only one body could be recovered. The attack occurred near the city of Davao, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/npa-rebel-killed-in-mindanao-176/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NFNL conducts naval exercise in the West Philippine Sea</title><link>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/nfnl-conducts-naval-exercise-in-the-west-philippine-sea-172/</link> <comments>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/nfnl-conducts-naval-exercise-in-the-west-philippine-sea-172/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:17:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Naval Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BRP Gregorio Del Pilar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BRP Liberato Picar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BRP Rajah Humabon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Commodore Caesar C Taccad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Naval Forces Northern Luzon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SAGEX 02-12]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.philippinesdefence.com/?p=172</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Naval Forces Northern Luzon (NFNL) announced today that it has completed a military exercise in the West Philippine Sea, attended by several naval vessels and more than 100 servicemen. Commodore Caesar C Taccad, the Commanding Officer of the NFNL was present during the exercise, along with several other senior officials from the Philippine Navy. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/nfnl-conducts-naval-exercise-in-the-west-philippine-sea-172/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Aircraft carrying Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo crashed near Masbate</title><link>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/aircraft-carrying-interior-secretary-jesse-robredo-crashed-near-masbate-168/</link> <comments>http://www.philippinesdefence.com/aircraft-carrying-interior-secretary-jesse-robredo-crashed-near-masbate-168/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:24:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jesse Robredo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Masbate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Piper PA-34 Seneca]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Secretary of the Interior and Local Government]]></category><guid
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