AFP steps up regional security role as PAF holds air patrols with US, PN joins India fleet review

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) expanded its regional defense footprint as the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and Philippine Navy (PN) carried out separate but strategic activities with key partners in the Indo-Pacific region, military officials said on Sunday, Feb. 8.

The activities took place at multiple locations including Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base in Tarlac City and airspace over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and Luzon Strait.(Video courtesy of Philippine Air Force)

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/02/08/afp-steps-up-regional-security-role-as-paf-holds-air-patrols-with-us-pn-joins-india-fleet-review

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