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BRP Antonio Luna (File photo courtesy of Philippine Navy) MANILA - The Philippine Navy (PN) is poised to be at par with its regional counterparts through the acquisition of more modern warships in the coming years, its acting chief said on Thursday. "In five years time, when the arrival of the seven more Acero-class gunboats, the new construction landing docks, the new generation corvettes, offshore patrol vessels, the average age of our seagoing platforms will be 10 years old. Comparable and even better than our maritime neighbors," PN acting flag-officer-in-command Rear Adm. Caesar Bernard Valencia said in his assumption speech at the Navy headquarters. Valencia referred to the warships that were procured as part of the PN's modernization program. To date, the Navy is now equipped with two brand-new missile-armed frigates, two landing docks, two anti-submarine helicopters, and 12 multi-purpose attack craft, six of which are now equipped with the Israeli-made Spike-ER su
Rear Admiral Caesar Bernard Valencia is now the acting Flag Officer In Command of the Philippine Navy as its previous chief, Vice Admiral Adeluis Bordado, has retired.
Vice Adm. Adeluis Bordado has retired as the Flag Officer in Command (FOIC) of the Philippine Navy (PN), capping off a 38-year career in the military service.
Vice Adm. Adeluis Bordado delivers speech during his retirement as the 39th Flag Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy (PN) on Sept.