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(Photo courtesy of Philippine Navy) MANILA - The Philippines' Consul General and members of the Filipino community in Guam paid a visit to the missile-frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) while the ship was refueling and reprovisioning at the Naval Base Guam last June 14. "Consul General Patrick John Hilado, the Consulate General of the Philippines in Guam, along with members of the Filipino community came aboard the Philippine Navy frigate BRP Antonio Luna on June 14, 2022," Philippine Navy (PN) spokesperson Commander Benjo Negranza said in a statement Wednesday night. The ship is ...

(Photo courtesy of BRP Antonio Luna Facebook page) MANILA - Missile-frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) arrived in Guam on Sunday for its first stopover and replenishment before proceeding to Hawaii where the biennial iteration of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) maritime exercise will be held from June 29 to August 4. "BRP Antonio Luna arrive(d) in Guam yesterday, 12 June 2022 just in time for Independence Day," the ship's Facebook page said in a post on Monday. It added that the ship docked at the Naval Base Guam. The ship and its crew along with Naval Task Group NTG (NTG 80.5) le...

(Photo courtesy of Philippine Navy) MANILA - Philippine Navy (PN) chief, Vice Admiral Adeluis Bordado, said the country's participation in this year's iteration of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise highlights their intention to be more involved in international defense exercises. "It also resonates with the orientation of the PN's intention to raise the level of its involvement in international defense and security engagements," Bordado said in his speech during the send-off ceremonies for the missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) and its contingent. The ship a...

BRP Antonio Luna (File photo courtesy of Philippine Navy) MANILA - The BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), one of the two guided-missile frigates in service of the Philippine Navy (PN), left its base in Subic Bay, Zambales Wednesday to join this year's edition of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. RIMPAC, which will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii from June 29 to August 4, is an international maritime exercise led by the United States Navy and is done to promote stability in the Pacific Region. Navy spokesperson Commander Benjo Negranza, in a media interview, said the ship left Naval Op...

The Philippine Navy (PN) will deploy a contingent to participate in the upcoming Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise, the world’s premier and largest maritime warfare exercise to be hosted by the United States Navy in Honolulu, Hawaii from June 29 to August 4. The Jose Rizal-class frigate, BRP A