BRP Tarlac welcomes its new commander, Capt. Carlos R. Ruiz III. Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas (BRP) Tarlac LD601 welcomes its new commanding officer during the Change of Command Ceremony at Pier 13, South Harbor, Manila on November 05, 2018. After 1 year and 7 months at the helm of BRP Tarlac LD601, Capt. Estelito B.… Read More »
BRP Bienvenido Salting, a Philippine Navy ship, bids farewell after 22 Years of Naval Service. BRP Bienvenido Salting is Tomas Batillo class fast attack craft of the Philippine Navy. She was retired on October 31, 2018, after more than 22 years of naval during a decommissioning ceremony at Commodore Posadas Wharf East, Fort San Felipe, Naval… Read More »
Commissioner Isidro Lapeña conferred the training certificates to the 61 enforcement and intelligence agents who successfully completed the 90-day training under the new Customs Training Institute. These new customs enforcement and intelligence agents will perform their duties despite the fact that President Digong temporarily puts the bureau of customs under military control. The temporary takeover of… Read More »
ACMEX 2018 participants depart China, PH Navy vessel stays due to Super Typhoon Yutu. The participating navies of the recently-concluded ASEAN-China Maritime Exercise (ACMEX) 2018, except for the Philippine Navy (PN) contingent leaves in Ma Xie Naval Base today, 28 October 2018. The Philippine Navy was hailed as the champion in the Communications Drill as the… Read More »
The Senate, on Monday, gave its approval to a bill increasing by 300 percent, from P5,000 to P20,000, the old-age monthly Filipino war veterans pension. Senators, all 20 of those present, passed on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1766, providing the increase to the more than 6,000 eligible living senior veterans of World War II,… Read More »