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Senate national defense committee chairman Jinggoy Estrada visited yesterday this tiny island-community in Palawan to see for himself what needs to be done to beef up its defenses and protect the livelihood of its citizens being threatened by encroaching Chinese coast guards and militia ships.

Senate national defense committee chairman Jinggoy Estrada visited yesterday this tiny island-community in Palawan to see for himself what needs to be done to beef up its defenses and protect the livelihood of its citizens being threatened by encroaching Chinese coast guards and militia ships.

Troops finish resupply mission at BRP Sierra Madre without untoward incident

MARITIME PATROL. A Navy sailor aboard BRP-Andres Bonifacio (PS17) scans the Sibutu passage with a pair of binoculars in this undated photo as the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), through the Naval Task Force 61, deployed the patrol ship in the area. The Sibutu passage and the tri-border of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia are among the critical sea lanes flowing with an immense volume of trades. (Photo courtesy of NFWM) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), thro...

ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Philippine Navy, through Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), will conduct the five-day Exercise "Pagsisikap 2021" in littoral areas and seawaters off Basilan and Sulu provinces. Lt. Chester Ross Cabaltera, NFWM information officer, said Saturday the exercise, from October 25 to 30, aims to test the readiness of the naval forces in this part of the country. "The naval exercise aims to test wartime and peacetime doctrines in the conduct of amphibious operation...