Bagong Calarian, Zamboanga City – Marine operating units under Naval Task Group Tawi-Tawi rescued 13 individuals from their distressed boat at the seas between Mantabuan and Banaran Islands, Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi on May 15, 2022. According to NFWM PAO, the Marine...
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China and countries from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will conduct face-to-face consultations on a Code of Conduct (COC) in the disputed South China Sea later this month in Cambodia, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said. Spokesperson Zhao...
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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he would meet next week virtually with his “friend,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping, as Filipino and U.S. forces conduct one of their largest joint exercises in years in the Southeast Asian nation bordering the disputed South...
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Chinese state television aired footage on March 30, of day-and-night drills by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) along the coasts of the East China and South China seas which according to Chinese defense analysts were in response to the increasing activity of the US...
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A new Marine Corps regiment, soon to be armed with anti-ship missiles, is making its first foray into the islands and waters where it’s expected to fight, according to one of the unit’s leaders. About 90 members of the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, formed March 3 in...
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On or about 310530H March 2022, PNP personnel of Albay MARPSTA onboard rented motorized banca conducted seaborne patrol operation within the seawater Bacacay, Albay that resulted to the interception of FBca BODY 1 (colored Green and Red) powered by YANMAR 3 Piston...
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MANILA – Military personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States on Thursday conducted a bilateral amphibious exercise (AMPHIBEX) in the vicinity of Claveria, Cagayan as part of this year’s “Balikatan” exercises....
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A 12,000-HECTARE naval support facility and naval air detachment in Casiguran, Aurora was inaugurated on Thursday, a facility that is seen to boost security at the resource-rich Philippine Rise located off the northeastern side of the country. “What we are...
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On or About 240129H March 2022, Pilar MPP together with the personnel of Pilar MPS and Bantay Dagat, onboard loaned motorized banca, intercepted One (1) wooden fishing vessel, marked as“FBca ROLAN 4R” a small-scale commercial fishing banca more or less (MOL) 5.18...
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CEBU CITY – More than three months since the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, vessels from the Naval Forces Central (NFC) continue to transport relief goods to the affected areas in the Visayas and Mindanao, a Navy official said on Wednesday. Lt. Junior Grade Frances Maye...
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Treaty allies the United States and the Philippines are set to conduct their largest joint military training exercise since 2016, both sides said Tuesday, amid increasing incursions by Beijing into Manila’s waters in the contested South China Sea. With the pandemic...
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International Container Terminal Services Inc. is set to construct a berth in the Manila International Container Terminal to increase its capacity in anticipation of increased demand. The new berth, “Berth 8”, will serve Megamax ships with a maximum capacity of 18,000...
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