ILOILO CITY — Iloilo first district Rep. Janette Loreto-Garin and Iloilo City Rep. Julienne “Jamjam” Baronda denied receiving kickbacks allegedly delivered by 18 former Marines. “Fake news again. It is clearly fabricated and baseless,” said Garin in a statement on Thursday, Feb. 25. “I...
ILOILO CITY – Former Kabataan party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel denied allegations that he was among the politicians who received kickbacks delivered by 18 former Marines. “Nakakahiya itong former Marines at Army! Mga asal Marites! (These former Marines and Army are embarrassing! They are...
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chief and Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has begun scrutinizing the alleged scheme involving former military personnel who allegedly delivered large sums of cash to ranking public officials, supposedly upon the instructions of former party-list...
ILOILO CITY – Three lawmakers and a former party-list representative from Iloilo were among the politicians who allegedly received kickbacks amounting to P805 billion delivered by 18 ex-Marines. An affidavit from them presented by lawyer Levi Baligod on Tuesday identified them as Uswag Ilonggo...
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) officially concluded the Marine Air Support Activity 2025 (MASA 25) on Friday, Oct. 24, after two weeks of interoperability exercises focusing on enhancing both forces’ air-to-ground operational skills. The closing...
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) launched the Marine Air Support Activity 2025 (MASA 25) on Monday, Oct. 13, to strengthen their cooperation and enhance regional security in the Indo-Pacific. MASA 25 is a bilateral exercise under the Mutual Defense...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) transported relief assistance to the island of Batanes on Tuesday, July 29, in the aftermath of the successive storms and enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) that affected the country. Department of National Defense (DND)...
The United States confirmed on Thursday, July 10, that its Navy–Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) missile system was used for the first time in a live-fire test in the Philippines during the recent Balikatan Exercise. US Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Stephen Koehler said...
The Philippine Navy (PN) disclosed Sunday, July 6, the appointment of Major General Vicente MAP Blanco III as the 37th commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC). Blanco took the helm during a donning of ranks and assumption of command ceremony at the Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Naval...
The Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), a United States-developed anti-ship missile, and the Typhon mid-range capability (MRC) are still on Philippine soil after being deployed in the country for major military exercises, the Philippine Navy (PN) and Philippine Army (PA)...
BANGUI, Ilocos Norte – A United States Marine drowned in the sea of Sitio Suyo, Barangay Baruyen, this town, on Friday, Dec. 20. Police Staff Sgt. Dominic Tangliben, Bangui police investigator, identified the victim as Corporal Edmond Zhu, 20. The victim and colleague Corporal Isaac...
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) will test its ability to integrate, plan, and execute firing and tactics plans to sink a mock enemy ship as they kick off the Marine Aviation Support Activity (MASA) 23 on Thursday, July 6. *(File photo: Philippine Marine...
