INQToday: US anti-ship missile NMESIS now in PH as ‘security anxiety’ looms (2025)

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US anti-ship missile NMESIS now in PH as ‘security anxiety’ looms

The American anti-ship missile’s Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) is now in the Philippines in a move seen to further bolster the nation’s deterrence capability during what an expert deemed to be a period when “security anxiety” prevails.

Brigadier General Michael Logico, exercise director of Balikatan exercises, said on Tuesday that the NMESIS would be used for the annual war games of Manila and Washington.

Chinese research vessel off Batanes ignores Coast Guard radio challenge

TheChinese research vesselsuspected of conducting marine research off Itbayat, Batanes did not respond to the radio challenge of the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) aircraft.

Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said its Islander 4177 was deployed to “monitor and challenge” Chinese research vessel Zhong Shan Da.

Palace: PH colors turning ‘white’; black more suited to previous admin

“Papunta na po sa paputi. Konting kula na lang, medyo maputi na.”

This was how a Palace official described the country’s “color” under the current administration as a rebuttal to Vice President Sara Duterte and Sen. Imee Marcos’ claims that the current color of the country is black dueto problems that the nation is facing as the reason, including crimes and injustice.

Imee to Bongbong: ‘Hindi na tama ang landas ng administrasyon’

Like any relationship, Sen. Imee Marcos said her friendship with Vice President Sara Duterte has their share of ups and downs.

They also get annoyed with each other because of what they said to each other in the past.

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