Browsing by Author "Cueto, Francis Earl"

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    • AFP completes resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal 

      Cueto, Francis Earl (The Manila Times, December 19, 2022, on page A2)
      The Western Command (Wescom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday said that they were able to complete another resupply mission to the troops manning the BRP Sierra Madre grounded in the Ayungin Shoal, ...

    • BRP Sierra Madre to stay in Ayungin-AFP 

      Cueto, Francis Earl (The Manila Times, December 7, 2021, on page A9)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said that the BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), will remain, despite calls by Beijing to have it removed. We are not moving LT-57 or the ...

    • Manila’s Baywalk closed to tourists, swimmers 

      Cueto, Francis Earl (The Manila Times, February 7, 2019, on page A8)
      The government has shut down the Baywalk along Roxas Boulevard to prevent the surge of sightseers and swimmers as the rehabilitation of Manila Bay continues. The move was done as an 11-year-old girl lies in critical condition ...

    • New Coast Guard vessel delivered next month 

      Cueto, Francis Earl (The Manila Times, May 23, 2022, on page A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard is expecting its newest ship, a multi-role response vessel (MRRV), to be delivered next month. The BRP Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702) is currently docked at the Shimonoseki Shipyard in Yamaguchi ...

    • PH Navy helps rescue Indonesian fisherman 

      Cueto, Francis Earl (The Manila Times, May 27, 2022, on page A8)
      The Philippine Navy (PN) said on Thursday that it assisted in the rescue of an Indonesian fisherman who had been adrift for the past seven days off the waters of Sarangani, Davao Occidental. According to the statement from ...

    • PH stamps sovereignty over West PH Sea islands 

      Baroña, Franco Jose; Maghanay, Christian Crow; Cueto, Francis Earl (The Manila Times, May 21, 2022, on page A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continues to expand the country's maritime domain awareness in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), this time by establishing command observation posts (COPs) on Likas Island, Lawak Island and ...

    • PH to pursue 'critical engagement' with China 

      Cueto, Francis Earl; Ismael, Javier Joe (The Manila Times, June 10, 2022, on page A1-A9)
      The administration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos will pursue a "critical engagement" with China despite the dispute over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), incoming National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita ...

    • Power firm inks deal to protect mangroves 

      Cueto, Francis Earl (The Manila Times, June 19, 2023, on page B3)
      GNPower Mariveles Energy Center Ltd. Co. (GMEC) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and other partners for an environmental project aimed at protecting ...

    • Red tide still present in 7 provinces - BFAR 

      Cueto, Francis Earl (The Manila Times, December 20, 2017, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Tuesday warned that paralytic shellfish poison beyond the regulatory limit is still present in several areas in the country. According to the Shellfish Bulletin of ...

    • US to name warship after Filipino sailor hero 

      Ismael, Javier Joe; Cueto, Francis Earl (The Manila Times, May 21, 2022, on page A1-A3)
      The United States Navy will name one of its future destroyers after a Filipino sailor who rescued two fellow crewmen when their ship caught fire more than a century ago. In a tweet Thursday, US Secretary of the Navy Carlos ...