China warns PH to take its words seriously over WPS sovereignty manilastandard.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from manilastandard.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
(Photo courtesy of BRP Lolinato To-Ong) MANILA - The Philippine Navy (PN) announced that one of its two newly-acquired missile boats, the BRP Lolinato To-Ong (PG-902), intercepted an oil tanker carrying some PHP50.8 million worth of unmarked diesel fuel during operations off Corregidor Island. In a report Thursday, the PN's Naval Forces Southern Luzon (NFSL) identified the intercepted tanker as the M/T Braleman 1 with 11 crew members on board and carrying around 847,000 liters of diesel. NFSL spokesperson Lt. Regeil G. Gatarin said the ship was intercepted at 6 p.m. Wednesday some 8.8 nautical miles southwest of Corregidor Island. "Before the interception, on February 14, 2023, NFSL received information regarding an apprehension alarm issued by Coastguard District Palawan dated February 12, 2023 on the said vessel. Furthermore, NFSL tracked M/T Braleman 1 in the vicinity of Cabra Island, Mindoro as it moved towards Manila Bay until intercepted by BRP Lolinato To-Ong," he
MANILA - President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has named new appointees at the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The Presidential Communications Office (PCO), on its official Facebook page, released Wednesday the names of the new set of officials appointed by Marcos. Based on the list, Paz Benavidez II was designated as an assistant secretary of the DA, which is currently headed by Marcos. Other newly appointed DA officials were Honorio Flameno, Fernando Flores, Maria Christine Inting, Roland Tulay who will be holding the Director IV rank, as well as Reynaldo Campomanes who will serve as Director III. The DA is the government agency primarily responsible for the promotion of agricultural development by providing the policy framework, public investments and support services needed for domestic and export-oriented business enterprises. Meantime, Marcos also assigned at least 26 military officials at various units of the AFP. Marcos designated Maj.
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