Tag: BRP Antonio Luna
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PH fleet on 3-day naval exercise off Subic Bay
MANILA – Major naval and air assets of the Philippine fleet (PF) are carrying out a unilateral naval exercise, focusing on in-depth naval warfare operations, in the waters southwest of Subic Bay, Zambales from Aug. 27 to 30. PF public office chief Lt. Giovanni Badidles said the exercise would test and enhance the interoperability between…
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PH, Canadian frigates hold ‘joint sail’ in West PH Sea
MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna and the Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Ottawa (FFH-341) conducted a bilateral sail activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said in a belated report Friday. In a statement, AFP public affairs office chief Lt. Col. Enrico Gil…
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PH Navy frigate crew rescues fisherman in WPS mishap
PALAWAN – Crew members of the Philippine Navy (PN) frigate BRP Antonio Luna rescued a Filipino fisher in a near-fatal accident in the waters near Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Commander Ariel Joseph Coloma, Western Command (Wescom) spokesman, said in an interview Monday that Sonny Agting’s leg was hit by the propeller…
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BRP Antonio Luna ends ASEAN-India naval drills stint
MANILA – The Philippine Navy’s missile frigate ended its participation in the two-day at-sea-phase of the inaugural ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)-India Maritime Exercise (AIME) in the South China Sea (SCS) on May 8. “The Jose Rizal class frigate’s crew and ship riders gathered at her forecastle and manned the rail as an honor…
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