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- Massive effort to remove Navy flagship from shoalSadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2018-08-31)All vessels of the military’s Western Command have been mobilized in the operation to remove Philippine Navy (PN) flagship BRP Gregorio del Pilar which ran aground in Hasa-Hasa (Half Moon) Shoal in Palawan Wednesday night. Col. Noel Detoyato, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman, said Friday the vessels of Western Command area have been ordered to sail to Hasa-Hasa to assist in retrieving the Gregorio del Pilar. Detoyato said the frigate ran aground in the shoal about 60 nautical miles off Rizal, Palawan, while on routine patrol in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
- Fisheries to acquire 100 new patrol boats(Philippine Manila Standard Publishing, Inc., 2015-06-23)The Philippines is buying nearly 100 new patrol boats to protect its fisheries, an official said Monday, in a substantial expansion from its current fleet of 20 as it responds to poaching by Chinese and Taiwanese vessels. Most of the ordered vessels -- 71 short-range boats for coastal patrols and 27 able to go further out to sea -- will be delivered this year, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources chief Asis Perez said. Tensions have been rising in recent years due to China’s more muscular approach to enforcing its claim to most of the South China Sea, even up to the coasts of its neighbours including the Philippines.
- US reassures Phl of stability in Indo-Pacific regionRomero, Paolo; Punongbayan, Michael (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2018-06-27)The United States has again reassured the Philippines and its other allies of its commitment to ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific region, including the South China Sea. Rear Admiral Marc Dalton, speaking aboard the USS Ronald Reagan on Tuesday, said their presence and operations have and will continue to promote security and freedom in international waters. Dalton said the Ronald Reagan Strike Group is composed of the USS Ronald Reagan, the Carrier Air Wing 5, the Destroyer Squadron 15 and two other military ships. He said stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region for the past 70 years has benefited all countries in the area.