The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) is considering a donated 10-hectare land on Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro province as a vital location in the military’s “coastal defense strategy” against external threats. The donation of the property by the municipal government of Lubang is also likely to play a part in infrastructure preparations for the upcoming delivery of the first batch of BrahMos missiles which the Philippines ordered from India.

Mangosing, F. (2023, February 27). Island facing West PH Sea seen boosting coastal defense. Philippine Daily Inquirer, pp. A3, A4.