Philippine Fleet commanderRear Adm. Nichols Driz (Photo courtesy of Philippine Navy) MANILA - Rear Adm. Nichols Driz formally assumed command of the Philippine Fleet on Tuesday. Philippine Navy (PN) chief Vice Admiral Adeluis Bordado led the change-of-command ceremony at the Captain Moya Boat Landing, Naval Base Heracleo Alano in Cavite City. Driz replaced Rear Adm. Alberto Carlos who was earlier appointed head of the Western Command which is based in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Driz, the current commander of the Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command, is a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1989 along with Carlos. "I have trust and complete confidence in your ability to manage the Western Command, as you have done here at PhilFleet. Good luck with your new and most challenging assignment yet," Bordado said in a statement Tuesday night. Bordado likewise congratulated Driz and wished him "good luck, and God bless on this new and exciting chapter of y
The Philippine Navy has approved the recommendation of the Philippine Fleet to reactivate BRP Magat Salamat (PS20) to augment current humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) efforts in areas severely affected by super typhoon Odette.
The Philippine Navy (PN) has held a christening and commissioning ceremony landing craft BRP Mamanwa (LC294), former Mulgae-class landing craft utility (LCU) 70 from the Republic of Korea.
The Philippine Navy (PN) decommissioned two Miguel Malvar-class corvettes BRP Miguel Malvar (PS19) and BRP Magat Salamat (PS20) at Naval Base Heracleo Alano in Cavite City on 10 December.
Philippine Navy says AW159 helicopters are ‘mission-capable
27 May 2021
by Alessandra Giovanzanti
The two Leonardo AW159 Lynx Wildcat anti-submarine warfare (ASW)-capable helicopters in service with the Philippines Navy (PN) “are flying and mission-capable”, PN chief Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo told the state-owned Philippines News Agency (PNA) on 26 May.
The two rotorcraft are expected to be deployed from the service s two new José Rizal-class frigates: BRP José Rizal
(FF 150), which was commissioned in July 2020, and BRP
Antonio Luna
(FF 151), which entered service in March 2021.
However, the vice admiral said the aircraft s pilots and crew are still undergoing “mission essential and operation conversion training”, adding that the pilots have not yet been trained for deck-landing operations and integration on the José Rizal-class frigates.