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Published July 26, 2021, 12:11 PM ZAMBOANGA CITY – About 18 persons, including four crew aboard a motorboat in distress, have been rescued at the Sulu Sea amid the inclement weather. Col. Hernanie Songano, Joint Task Group-Sulu and 4th Marine Brigade (4MBde) commander, said 12 adults and six children were rescued late Saturday, July 24, in between Bakungan Island, Patikul and Tambanan Island, Luuk. Songano said a multipurpose assault craft was dispatched for the rescue operation upon receiving a report around 2:10 p.m. Saturday that a motorboat named MB Bongarita was in distress at sea. “...

Published July 24, 2021 10:53am Anonas Boulevard in Quezon City as of 1 a.m. July 24, 2021 Over 60 families in the Quezon and Marikina cities have been rescued and evacuated by the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region (JTR-NCR) as of Saturday morning from floods spawned by continues monsoon rains enhanced by Typhoon Fabian, which is now outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). In a report, JTF-NCR said its personnel have rescued and evacuated 23 families in Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City, and were evacuated to Dr. Josefa Jara Martinez High School . Likewise, the JTF-NCR sa...

Chiemelie Ezeobi reports that An Admiral’s Compass: Reflections on Leadership, Military Strategy and Maritime Security’ authored by Rear Admiral Francis Akpan, retired, was targeted at impacting generations of naval officers, military officers and heads of maritime agencies In a bid to impact generations of naval officers, military officers and other heads of maritime agencies, Rear Admiral Francis D. Akpan (Rtd) recently wrote a book titled “An Admiral’s Compass: Reflections on Leadership, Military Strategy And Maritime Security”. Last Thursday, the book launch held at the Admiralt...

Ferdinand N. Agu When Admiral Francis Akpan asked me to review his book – AN ADMIRAL’s COMPASS – I did not feel suited for the task. But he persisted. Now, having read the book, I thank him for this honour. It is a peep into the fertile mind of a professional soldier; a leader, scholar, patriot, strategic and stimulating thinker. His thoughts surge like restless waves across a sea of topics, even as he sails a steady course to articulate the imperatives of Nigeria’s maritime strategy and maritime security; and their concomitants. Though it is not wise to judge a book by its c...

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