(Photo courtesy of AFP) MANILA - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday formally concluded the fifth iteration of the AFP Joint Exercise DAGIT-PA (AJEX DAGIT-PA 05-2021). AFP chief, Lt. Gen. Andres C. Centino, led the closing ceremony along with AJEX 05-2021 exercise director, Maj. Gen. Ariel Felicidario III, and AFP deputy chief-of-staff on education and training, Rear Admiral Antonio Palces, held in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. "Today's event could not be more opportune as the AFP advances on its journey towards modernization and of becoming at par with our foreign counterparts. I am thus proud to join all of you here today for the successful culmination of the AFP Joint Exercise Dagat, Langit, at Lupa," he added. This year's AJEX DAGIT-PA was participated by 1,492 active personnel and 92 reservists from all the major services. They all took part in several joint interoperability events as well as command post exercises ably supervised by a crack team o
Malaysia and the Philippines on Wednesday decried continued incursions by Chinese vessels in areas of the South China Sea they claim as their own in yet another sign of continuing tensions in the disputed waters. The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said it protested provocative actions by Chinese government vessels…