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Philippines Mulls Conversion of Former US Naval Base Into Military Reservation

MarineLink 20 Mar 2025
navy base ... The islands' conversion could help secure the freeport and an international airport and support the Philippine navy's development of a base in the area, the defence department said.
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Philippines eyes transforming islands of former US base into military reservation

Deccan Herald 20 Mar 2025
The Philippines is exploring the possibility of converting two islands that were once part of a US navy base into a military reservation, ...
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Aware of ‘who is doing what and why’ in Indian Ocean: Navy chief

Hindustan Times 20 Mar 2025
In many cases, we have acted decisively, called them out and told them ‘this is not allowed, this is not done here,” the navy chief said, sharing the stage with military leaders from the US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines.
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6 foreigners, 2 Filipinos nabbed in Zambales for espionage

The Manila Times 20 Mar 2025
He said it would also boost the ongoing development of the naval operating base of the Philippine Navy to strengthen and maintain strategic presence in the country's western seaboard ... Philippine Sea.
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Six foreigners, 2 Pinoys nabbed for 'espionage' in Subic Bay operation

Manila Bulletin 20 Mar 2025
... Airport, in consonance with the ongoing development of the naval operating base of the Philippine Navy to strengthen and maintain our strategic presence along our western seaboard,” he added.
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War Stories in Their Own Words: ‘I was flying directly into the eye of a ...

The Morning Call 20 Mar 2025
A zigzagging troopship was carrying musician and Navy weatherman Robert Pearce to the Philippines early in 1945 ... The Navy supplied Art and me with a twin-engine PBY amphibian ... Army and Navy planes were constantly taking off and landing at our airstrip.
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Robert Pearce, 102, WWII Navy weatherman, first salesman for Allen Organ Co. | PHOTOS

The Morning Call 19 Mar 2025
102-year-old Robert Pearce, a Navy weatherman in the Philippines during World War II and a former salesperson for Allen Organ Co., holds a picture of his wife Angeline and himself Monday, March, 17, 2025, in his home in Lower Macungie Township.
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Navy seeks anti-submarine power

The Manila Times 19 Mar 2025
THE Philippine Navy on Tuesday said it would collaborate with the Italian navy to acquire anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability. "One of the main thrusts of the Philippine Navy is to further develop ...
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AFP: Grounded FA-50 jets no cause for alarm

Manila Standard 19 Mar 2025
... contributor for our MDA although they form a part of the overall picture,” Philippine Navy spokesman for the WPS Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad said in a media briefing.- Advertisement -.
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US, Philippines to conduct large-scale battle simulation during Balikatan drills

Stars and Stripes 19 Mar 2025
and Philippine armed forces, he added ... and Philippine navies, along with Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force, will conduct a joint sail outside Philippine territorial waters along the coast of Luzon, April 26-29, he said.
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AFP hopeful ‘Food Delivery’ documentary will be shown in other film fests

Manila Bulletin 19 Mar 2025
It captures the struggles of Filipino fishermen who risk their lives in the WPS to feed their families, as well as Philippine Navy (PN) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel who deliver supplies ...
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DBM: Soldiers get ₱200 daily allowance hike after 10-year wait

Manila Bulletin 19 Mar 2025
The funding for the allowance increase will be sourced from the personnel services (PS) budget of AFP agencies, including the Philippine Army, Air Force, Navy, Naval Forces, Marine Corps, and General Headquarters.
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Grondahl: A photographic obsession run amok

Times Union 19 Mar 2025
“I start a lot of projects but probably haven’t completed one in more than 10 years,” conceded Argyros, a Vietnam-era Navy veteran who served in naval intelligence in the Philippines. He used the G.I ... “He is a conspicuous acquirer,” Ferris said.
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Balikatan 2025 unfolds in April

The Manila Times 18 Mar 2025
THE Philippine Navy said on Tuesday that readiness against emerging threats would be the subject of the upcoming Balikatan 2025 drills between Philippine and American forces in April.
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