Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana reminded the personnel of the Department of National Defense (DND) of the deeper meaning of what it means to be a part of the "One Defense Team" during the celebration of the 123rd Philippine Independence Day on Saturday, June 12.
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Diplomatic protests were filed against the "incessant deployment, prolonged presence, and illegal activities" of Chinese vessels off Philippine islands.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has filed around 100 diplomatic protests against China's various incursions in the West Philippine Sea despite the President's vaunted "pivot to China" foreign policy.
Published May 27, 2021, 7:28 PM
A desalination plan system, which could produce 1,500 gallons of potable water everyday, has been constructed in the Philippines’ northernmost outpost, Mavulis Island in Batanes.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana led the inauguration of a desalination plant system which he said was completed partnership of the AFP’s Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) and the AFP Savings and Loan Association Incorporated (AFPSLAI).
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More than P3 million was spent for the desalination plant’s construction. The process involves removing salts from saline water like seawater.
The project was initiated in July 2020 and is part of the government’s efforts to improve the facilities and living conditions of our military outposts.
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, May 26 (PIA) -The troopers of the naval detachment in the island northernmost island of the country, Mavulis in the Province of Batanes will no longer be traveling for 8 hours to get water for drinking in Itbayat Island.This after no less than National Defense Secretary.