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(Eagle News) — The Western Command (Wescom) will have a new chief. The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday, May 26, said Lt. General Erickson Gloria will assume the post to be left vacant by Vice Admiral Rene Medina who is set to retire. A formal change of command and retirement ceremony is scheduled on Thursday, May 28. According to the AFP, current AFP Inspector General Lt. Gen. Antonio Ramon Lim will replace Gloria […]
(Eagle News) — More than 20 people were rescued from a sinking boat off Palawan, the military said on Friday, Aug. 2. In a statement, the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Western Command said the 28 people were rescued from the fishing boat Athan Uno, which had begun sinking 35 miles northeast of El Nido and two miles of an Alcon Production platform. The boat personnel had managed to send a distress call, prompting the JTF […]
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan (Eagle News) – Sunud-sunod ang pag-atakeng isinasagawa ng mga grupo ng New People’s Army (NPA) sa ilang bayan sa Palawan. Noong nakaraang July 19 ay may pinatay na dalawang sundalo sa Brgy. Magara, Roxas, Palawan. Tahasang inako ng grupong Bienvenido Vallaver Command ang ginawang pamamaslang sa dalawang sundalo habang ito ay namamalengke sa public market. Noon namang nakaraang Biyernes, July 21, habang binibigyan ng parangal ang dalawang sundalong inilipat ang mga labi […]
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, May 8 (PNA) -– The Western Command (Wescom) in this city has named the 11 Chinese fishermen intercepted by the elements of the PNP Maritime Special Boat Unit (SBU) Thursday following their transfer and medical examination to its military hospital. The Sino boat captain of F/V Qiongqionghai 09063 earlier identified as Chen Hi Quan was with 10 crewmen named Shi Xian Xiong, Shi Lian Doung, He Zhuang, He Chun, Huang Ji Xuan, […]
