Browsing Manila Standard by Name "Western Command (WESCOM)"

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    • DFA fires off protest vs. 220 Chinese vessels' presence off Palawan 

      Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, March 22, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      More than 200 Chinese fishing vessels believed to be crewed by militia have been spotted “in line formation” near a disputed reef west of Palawan Island, the National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said, ...

    • Filipino boat chased by Sinos; AFP sets probe 

      Cruz, Maricel V.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, April 10, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday it was investigating a report that Chinese military boats pursued a civilian vessel carrying Filipino journalists in the disputed South China Sea. A television crew ...

    • Navy defense ship now ready for deployment 

      (Manila Standard, July 8, 2022, on page B2)
      The Philippine Navy’s offshore patrol vessel BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS-17) is now ready to perform its territorial defense functions while assigned to the Puerto Princesa, Palawan-based Western Command (Wescom). “She is ...