MANILA, Philippines – In 2013, the Philippines launched the first phase of its long-overdue military modernization effort, Horizon 1. It was a move spurred by another long-overdue shift: for the ...

Rappler revisits the setbacks, gains, and challenges that the Philippine Navy and the military have faced in their push to modernize MANILA, Philippines — When did the push to modernize the Philippine ...

Manila’s second Korean-made offshore patrol vessel was launched ahead of schedule last month at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan shipyard, marking the latest step in the Philippine Navy’s gradual ...