Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China's maritime expansion, ...

The Philippine Navy confirmed yesterday exploratory discussions with Japan on the possible transfer of Abukuma-class ...

Factors such as maintenance costs and system upgrades will determine the true value of the Abukuma-class vessels’ transfer, ...

Japan’s Official Security Assistance continues to grow in its third year, reflecting Tokyo’s aim to give Indo-Pacific ...

Tokyo-based newspaper "Yomiuri Shimbun" reported that the governments of Japan and the Philippines have reached an agreement ...

Japan is in talks with the Philippines over a potential transfer of used navy destroyers and training aircraft, as part of ...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is unlikely to be an alternative recipient of the Japanese warships in case the assets are ...

The Philippine Navy confirms the possible transfer of the naval assets, saying it’s sending a delegation to ‘conduct an ...

By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, Reporter CHINA’S aggressiveness in the Indo-Pacific is rooted in long-standing strategic ambitions independent of any US policy, and the region’s challenges stem from ...

The Philippine Navy says it will send experts to Japan next month to explore acquiring destroyer escorts set to be retired by ...

Japanese Minister of Defense Gen Nakatani and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro agreed to the ...