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), through the Naval Task Force 61, has deployed a vessel to regularly patrol in the country's southern maritime border. Rear Admiral Toribio Adaci Jr., NFWM commander, said Wednesday BRP-Andres Bonifacio (PS17), one of the Philippine Navy vessels under Naval Task Force 61 deployed in the NFWM area of operation, has been tasked to regularly patrol Sibutu passage and the transit corridors in the tri-border of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Adaci said the Sibutu passage and the transit cor
RELIEF OPERATION. Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM) personnel in the afternoon of Sunday (Dec. 19, 2021) load to the BRP-Ivatan the relief goods from the Department of Social Welfare and Development-9 (DSWD-9) for the victims of Typhoon Odette in Caraga. BRP-Ivatan, which is carrying more than P3.8 million worth of relief goods, left the Majini pier of the Naval Station Romulo Espaldon, home of the NFWM headquarters in Zamboanga City, at 2 a.m. Monday (Dec. 20, 2021) en route to Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte. (Photo courtesy of NFWM Public Affairs Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Zamboanga Peninsula (DSWD-9), with the assistance of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), shipped on Monday more than PHP3.8 million worth of relief aid to the victims of Typhoon Odette in the Caraga Region. On the other hand, the Department of Health-9 (DOH-9) has shipped medical supplies and tents also to the victims of the storm in the region. "Th