MANILA – Newly acquired air and naval assets of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are hard at work in the ongoing “DAGIT-PA” exercises in the province of Palawan. In a statement Thursday night, Western Command (Wescom) spokesperson Maj. Cherryl...
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The viability of the Philippine Army’s (PA) aviation team deployment to Palawan will be determined by their level of participation in the ongoing AJEX DAGITPA exercises. Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos, Western Command (WESCOM) commander, said that the army’s aviation...
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BEIJING — China’s foreign minister called for the “rebuilding of mutual trust” in a phone conversation with his Australian counterpart Tuesday, Beijing said, in a sign of easing tensions after years of difficult ties between the countries. Australia...
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The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) has recommended precautionary measures following the launch of the Long March 5B on Monday, 31 October, at 03:37 PM Philippine Time from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan Island. The rocket is carrying the Mengtian...
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More than 2,500 U.S. and Philippine marines joined combat exercises Monday to be able to respond to any sudden crisis in a region long on tenterhooks over South China Sea territorial disputes and increasing tensions over Taiwan. The annual military drills are...
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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Oct. 13, 2022, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart...
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On 12 October 2022, the body of Boat Captain identified as Dick Caballero a resident of Brgy Himanag, Lagonoy, Cam Sur who allegedly fell off from her boat last Monday while enroute from Garchitorena to his home town Lagonoy all of Cam...
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The Coast Guard District Palawan (CGD-Pal) has installed two radio communication systems in Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park last September 20 aimed to boost the park’s security operations. CGD-Pal said it has set up a Very High Frequency (VHF) while its Weapons,...
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SEOUL: South Korea and the United States began their first combined naval exercise near the peninsula in five years on Monday (Sep 26), a day after Pyongyang conducted a ballistic missile launch. Washington is Seoul’s key security ally and stations about 28,500...
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) participated in the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Maritime Transport Working Group Meeting in Nha Trang, Vietnam, from 20 to 22 September 2022. Issues discussed during the meeting were approaches to realizing the...
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NEW YORK – US President Joe Biden and his Philippine counterpart, Ferdinand Marcos, underscored their support for freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea on Thursday, in response to China’s efforts to exert its influence there. Biden...
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The Bureau of Customs enhances its cargo monitoring capability with the use of state-of-the-art Electronic Tracking of Containerized Cargo (E-TRACC) system, designed to eradicate technical smuggling or unauthorized and irregular discharge of imported shipments. ...
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