The Philippine Marine Corps 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. | FMangosingINQ /PDI
Lubang, located within the immediate waters of the Luzon landmass, is about 300 kilometers southeast across Panatag Shoal—which is within the country’s exclusive economic zone but “effectively controlled by China,” as Washington-based think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative described the disputed area.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by a number of US Marine officials as well as by Sen. Robinhood Padilla.According to Gaerlan, Lubang Island has long been considered a crucial location because of its proximity to Manila Bay.It is the largest in the Lubang group of islands and is divided into two municipalities, Lubang and Looc.
Orayani said he hoped the property donation would boost economic activity in his town and “benefit succeeding generations.” Their training focused on the operations and maintenance of the logistics package of the shore-based antiship missile system .“The induction of the BrahMos missile into the Philippine Marine Corps will strengthen your maritime capability and will also contribute to our collective maritime security within the region,” Indian Navy chief of naval staff Adm. Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar was quoted as saying in his speech at the end of the training in India.
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