Philippine Coast Guard Deploys Two Cutters to Protect ... - USNI News
Dec 2, 2024 · BRP Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702) and BRP Cape Engaño (MRRV-4411) were sent to Iroquois, known to the Philippines as Rozul Reef and China as Houteng Jiao, after Philippine fishermen recorded a low-flying People’s Liberation Army …
Chinese Warships, Cutters Harass Philippine Patrol Near ... - USNI News
Dec 4, 2024 · These deployments came after BRP Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702) and BRP Cape Engaño (MRRV-4411) were dispatched to Iroquois Reef last week to protect Philippine fishermen from Chinese harassment.
In The Know: Melchora Aquino | Inquirer News
Jan 5, 2012 · Known as the “Mother of the Philippine Revolution,” Melchora Aquino or Tandang Sora, was born on Jan. 6, 1812, in Caloocan, Rizal. When the revolution broke out in 1896, …
Tandang Sora birthdate as QC holiday will honor her bravery - Inquirer.net
Jan 15, 2025 · MANILA, Philippines — Proposals to declare the birthday of key revolutionary figure Melchora Aquino — better known as Tandang Sora — as a special working holiday for Quezon City would remind the city’s residents of her bravery and heroism, Quezon City 5th District Rep. Patrick Michael Vargas said.
Melchora Aquino - Wikipedia
Melchora Aquino was born on January 6, 1812, in Barrio Banlat, Caloocan (the present-day Barangay Tandang Sora, Quezon City). [2] Having been born on the feast of the Epiphany, she was named after Melchior, one of the Three Wise Men.. Melchora, daughter of a peasant couple, Juan and Valentina Aquino, never attended school. [3] However, she was apparently literate at an early age and talented ...
Philippines and Japan Finalize Largest Coast Guard Project ... - Naval News
May 17, 2024 · Ambassador Endo visited Philippine Coast Guard Headquarters in Manila to tour Melchora Aquino and pledge Japan’s support for further capacity development for the beleaguered maritime law enforcement agency on Wednesday.
PCG successfully reaches Ayungin Shoal after evading Chinese …
Nov 11, 2023 · The Philippine Coast Guard's 97-meter multi-role rescue vessel (MRRV) BRP Melchora Aquino is met by one of several Chinese militia vessels as it joined for the first time the resupply mission to BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Friday, November 10, 2023. JOSEPH MORONG/GMA Integrated News.
US Sends Coast Guard to Contested South China Sea Waters
Jul 18, 2024 · The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche and Philippine coast guard Vessel Melchora Aquino conducting a search-and-rescue exercise in the South China Sea on July 16. The Philippines is engaged in a...
Philippine coastguard ship 'heading for disputed South China Sea …
Aug 16, 2024 · The SCSPI said the Melchora Aquino was likely to swap places with the Teresa Magbanua to maintain Philippine control over the reef.
U.S. and Philippine Coast Guards conduct bilateral search and …
Jul 17, 2024 · The bilateral U.S.-Philippine search and rescue exercise included the U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class cutter USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751) and the Philippine Coast Guard Teresa Magbanua-class patrol vessel BRP Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702).