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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics boxing silver medalist who recently complained about not receiving the full benefits promised to him by the government, got a surprise livelihood showcase on Friday from…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy officially commissioned its second missile-capable frigate, BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), on Friday, in what Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana called as “the advent of our future fleet towards having a modernized and…
MANILA, Philippines—President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (Ceza) to set aside a portion of Fuga Island in Cagayan province for use as a base by the Philippine Navy. On Monday (Aug. 10), Vice…
The Philippine Navy has spent about half a billion pesos for ammunition and fuel during the five months of fighting in Marawi City. Navy chief Vice Admiral Ronald Joseph Mercado gave the assessment in an interview with…
The battle for Marawi City has underscored the need for the Philippine Navy to improve on urban warfare, Philippine Navy chief Vice Admiral Ronald Joseph Mercado said on Monday. “In all our operations, we always undertake a…
The possible suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in the Visayas was welcomed by officials and some business leaders in Cebu while some lawyers expressed caution in implementing it. Gov. Hilario Davide III said he has…
It was a longing by so many. The historic Laguna de Bay, the country’s largest inland water spanning 98,000 hectares, can breathe again and be restored to its beauty and abundance. Composed of Metro Manila and the…
TWO patrol boats of the Royal Australian Navy arrived at the Naval Forces Central (Navforcen) port in Barangay Lo-oc, Lapu-Lapu City on Thursday as part of Exercise Lumbas 2016. The two Armidale-class patrol boats, HMAS Glenelg (ACPB…
Special permit for ro-ro to ply Tudela-Pilar-Ormoc route Food packs arrived in Pilar, Camotes yesterday after the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) issued a special permit for a bigger vessel, a roll-on, roll-off vessel, of Jomalia Shipping Corp.…
Puerto Princesa — A tiny military exercise in the Philippines this week may presage something much bigger: the entry of Japan into the tussle for control of the South China Sea. A Japanese surveillance plane and about…
The BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16), the biggest warship of the Philippine Navy had been docked at the waters of Tanke, Talisay City, Cebu since last Sunday to load up on provisions. The vessel was reserved for Pope…
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