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MARITIME PATROL. A Navy sailor aboard BRP-Andres Bonifacio (PS17) scans the Sibutu passage with a pair of binoculars in this undated photo as the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), through the Naval Task Force 61, deployed the patrol ship in the area. The Sibutu passage and the tri-border of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia are among the critical sea lanes flowing with an immense volume of trades. (Photo courtesy of NFWM) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM), through the Naval Task Force 61, has deployed a vessel to regularly patrol in the country's southern maritime border. Rear Admiral Toribio Adaci Jr., NFWM commander, said Wednesday BRP-Andres Bonifacio (PS17), one of the Philippine Navy vessels under Naval Task Force 61 deployed in the NFWM area of operation, has been tasked to regularly patrol Sibutu passage and the transit corridors in the tri-border of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Adaci said the Sibutu passage and the transit cor ....
DOMINION MARKER. The 2nd Marine Brigade together with the municipal government of Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi visit Panguan Island on Dec. 24, 2021, ahead of the construction of a sovereign marker on the remote island in the province that borders Malaysia and Indonesia. Brig. Gen. Romeo Racadio, 2nd Marine Brigade commander (5th from left), led the groundbreaking of the project. (Photo courtesy of the 2nd Marine Brigade) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Philippine Marine troops, together with the municipal government of Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi, are constructing a sovereignty marker in a remote island of the province, military officials said Wednesday. The marker is being built on Panguan Island, which formerly serves as a haven for kidnappers, smugglers, and other lawless groups. The island falls under the political jurisdiction of Barangay Datu Baguinda Puti, Sitangkai, the southernmost place in the Philippines, bordering the countries of Malaysia and Indonesia. Brig. Gen. Romeo Racadio, 2nd Marine Brigade com ....
Published April 5, 2021, 5:43 PM DAVAO CITY – Nine Filipino crew members of a motor launch boat that sank after an explosion were rescued by troops of the Marine Battalion Landing Team-12 (MBLT-12) on Easter Sunday. In a statement Monday, Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command (WesMinCom) commander Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr. said the Joint Task Force Tawi-Tawi reported that crew members of M/L Marissa were “loading gasoline from a tanker from Sabah when its generator battery sparked, causing its explosion.” MBLT-12 commanding officer Lt. Col. Aladdin Caluza said the troops of the 312th Marine Company based in Panguan Island which was “the farthest island detachment” and the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) of Sitangkai responded to the area. ....