The decision regarding the acquisition of Japanese Abukuma-class destroyer escorts will depend on several factors, including ...

Manila has received an official invitation to carry out a visual inspection of Japan's Abukuma-class frigates, the Philippine ...

The Philippine Navy (PN) on Sunday confirmed the "possible transfer" of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)'s ...

The Japanese government is preparing to export six warships to the Philippines, according to Japanese media reports on Sunday ...

Senator Joseph Victor ‘JV’ Ejercito on Sunday welcomed Japan’s decision to transfer six Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to ...

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. joined two government officials in a high-level meeting with officers of a Japanese firm to discuss a waste-to-energy (WtE) facility in Manila. Marcos, who was in Japan ...

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) personnel briefs the media onboard Japanese destroyer JS Ise while she was docked at Pier 15 in Port Area, Manila on June 21, 2025. (Photo: Martin A.

On Saturday morning, the JS Ise, one of Japan’s largest Hyuga-class helicopter destroyers, arrived at the Port of Manila. The vessel is part of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and is ...

MANILA, Philippines — To promote a “free and open Pacific,” Japanese warships JS Ise and JS Suzunami are docked in Manila for a three-day visit. The Philippine Navy marching band led the ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected to return to Manila today, Sunday, after a three-day working visit to Japan. Malacañang earlier said the chief executive's trip was ...

DOCKED. One of the two Japanese vessels that arrived in Manila on June 21, 2025 Photo from the Japanese Embassy in Manila The Philippines and Japan are part of the Indo-Pacific region.

Two warships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) arrived Saturday at the Port of Manila as part of its deployment plan to promote security and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.