MANILA, Philippines — “If you don’t prepare for an invasion then you will be invaded.” So said retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio as he pointed out the need to preposition American weapons and military equipment in the country for defensive...
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THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday said that a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship steered very close to one of its patrol ships in waters near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in Zambales. The PCG said that the incident which took place early this month was a...
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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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TUGUEGARAO CITY — Two fishermen recovered three bricks of alleged cocaine worth P17 million from the waters off Abulug and Ballesteros towns in Cagayan province on Monday (March 21) afternoon, authorities said. Brig. Gen. Steve Ludan, Cagayan Valley regional police...
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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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MANILA, Philippines — The Dongdiao-class electronic reconnaissance ships of the Chinese navy have been previously reported snooping near the coasts of other countries for intelligence-gathering and monitoring war games, according to maritime experts. Last month’s...
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MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday night no fire broke out aboard the offshore patrol vessel BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PS-15), amid reports of an unusual amount of smoke coming from the vessel during a recent sea trial. “(The) BRP Gregorio Del Pilar...
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station Eastern Sarangani has apprehended three Indonesian nationals onboard an unauthorized motorbanca loaded with fighting cocks at the vicinity waters off Sarangani Bay on 09 March 2022....
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A FISHERMAN was rescued, while another went missing as their fishing motorboat capsized off Sulu Sea, the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) reported Monday, March 14, 2022. Rescued was Shaider Ismael, 32, while his brother, Maser, 20, remained missing. They are...
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will co-sponsor the “Blue Safe Maritime” corridor proposal of Panama at the Extraordinary Session of the International Maritime Organization. In a Twitter post on Wednesday, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs...
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021730H March 2022, two (2) year old girl who are identified as Rea Mae Dequino died after their motorbanca collide with another motorbanca, while her father and mother were safe including their three (3) year old boy. It was found out that after selling crabs in Brgy...
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SUAL, Pangasinan––The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) launched on Monday, Feb. 28, here the two fishing vessels made by a Filipino company to help improve the production capacity of local fisherfolk. BFAR Director Eduardo Gongona, who rode one of the...
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