By Elena Aben
Manila Bulletin, Thursday, September 2, 2010
The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) recently rendered honors
to Navy Flag Officer-in-Command (FOIC) Rear Admiral Danilo Cortez,
who vigorously pursues capability upgrade of the Philippine Navy
by advocating means to finance the stalled modernization program.
Aside from Cortez, Navy also honored two other alumni, Rear Admiral
Roberto Estioko, Vice Commander, Philippine Navy; and Rear Admiral
Vicente Agdamag, Commander, Naval Education and Training Command.
The three, all members of PMA “Masikap” Class of 1977, were honored in a ceremony held at Fort Del Pilar, Baguio City.
The honorees received the Superintendent Plaque of Distinction from
Vice Admiral Leonardo Calderon, PMA Superintendent.
Except for Cortez who is set to bow out of the service in January
2011, both Estioko and Agdamag are set to retire this year.
Cortez took the Navy helm in acting capacity in May this year
following the retirement of former Navy FOIC, Vice Admiral Ferdinand
Golez.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Marines tumanggi sa suhol pinarangalan
Ni Joy Cantos
Pilipino Star Ngayon, September 02, 2010
Pinarangalan ng mga opisyal ng Philippine Marines ang isa sa
kanilang sundalo na sinasabing tumanggi sa suhol noong kasagsagan
ng May 10, 2010 national elections sa bayan ng Patikul, Sulu.
Ito ang inihayag kahapon ni Navy spokesman Marine Lt. Colonel
Edgard Arevalo, na tinukoy ang pinarangalan mula sa tropa ng
Marine Battalion Landing Team (MBLT) 5.
Ayon sa ulat, ang mga sundalo ng MBLT 5 sa ilalim ni ex-Philippine
Marines Commandant Major Gen. Juancho Sabban na nagtiyagang
nagbabantay sa polling precinct sa Barangay Buhanginan sa nabanggit
na bayan ay hindi ipinagpalit ang kanilang dignidad at hindi
nagpasilaw sa tukso ng salapi.
Iprinisinta ni Sabban sa lider ng 15-men team ng MBLT 5 na si 2nd
Lt. Marcelo Flores na tumangging kunin ang P.1 milyong suhol ng mga
mandarayang lokal na kandidato.
Sinabi ni Arevalo na ang tropa ni Flores ay nila pitan ng mga lider
ng campaign at supporters ng tiwaling lokal na kandidato na inalok
ang mga ito ng malaking halaga para makapandaya sa eleksyon pero
tumanggi ang mga sundalo na lisanin ang kanilang binabantayang
polling precinct.
“They wanted the Marines to leave the school to let the unscrupulous
politicians to fill up the remaining ballots for their favored
candidates,” ayon kay Arevalo kaugnay sa salaysay ni Pfc. Rhomel
Divina.
Napag-alamang tinanggihan ni Divina ang suhol na sinabing kapalit
ng 300 balota ang nais ng mga mandaraya na sila ang mag-fill up sa
nasabing polling precints kaya pinaaalis ang mga sundalong nagbabantay
dito.
Nabatid pa na ang MBLT 5 ay pinamumunuan ni Lt. Col Camilo Balutan na matinding disiplina ang itinanim sa kaniyang mga tauhan.
Pilipino Star Ngayon, September 02, 2010
Pinarangalan ng mga opisyal ng Philippine Marines ang isa sa
kanilang sundalo na sinasabing tumanggi sa suhol noong kasagsagan
ng May 10, 2010 national elections sa bayan ng Patikul, Sulu.
Ito ang inihayag kahapon ni Navy spokesman Marine Lt. Colonel
Edgard Arevalo, na tinukoy ang pinarangalan mula sa tropa ng
Marine Battalion Landing Team (MBLT) 5.
Ayon sa ulat, ang mga sundalo ng MBLT 5 sa ilalim ni ex-Philippine
Marines Commandant Major Gen. Juancho Sabban na nagtiyagang
nagbabantay sa polling precinct sa Barangay Buhanginan sa nabanggit
na bayan ay hindi ipinagpalit ang kanilang dignidad at hindi
nagpasilaw sa tukso ng salapi.
Iprinisinta ni Sabban sa lider ng 15-men team ng MBLT 5 na si 2nd
Lt. Marcelo Flores na tumangging kunin ang P.1 milyong suhol ng mga
mandarayang lokal na kandidato.
Sinabi ni Arevalo na ang tropa ni Flores ay nila pitan ng mga lider
ng campaign at supporters ng tiwaling lokal na kandidato na inalok
ang mga ito ng malaking halaga para makapandaya sa eleksyon pero
tumanggi ang mga sundalo na lisanin ang kanilang binabantayang
polling precinct.
“They wanted the Marines to leave the school to let the unscrupulous
politicians to fill up the remaining ballots for their favored
candidates,” ayon kay Arevalo kaugnay sa salaysay ni Pfc. Rhomel
Divina.
Napag-alamang tinanggihan ni Divina ang suhol na sinabing kapalit
ng 300 balota ang nais ng mga mandaraya na sila ang mag-fill up sa
nasabing polling precints kaya pinaaalis ang mga sundalong nagbabantay
dito.
Nabatid pa na ang MBLT 5 ay pinamumunuan ni Lt. Col Camilo Balutan na matinding disiplina ang itinanim sa kaniyang mga tauhan.
Officers and gentlemen
Photo courtesy of MBLT5
The Manila Times, September 2, 2010
Second lieutenant Marcelo Flores and Private First Class Rhomel
Divina receive their awards from Marine commandant Maj. Gen.
Juancho Sabban for turning down the bribe offered to them by
campaign leaders and supporters during the May 10 elections.
The Marines were guarding polling precincts in Kaumpang
Elementary supporters School in Patikul, Sulu, during the polls.
The Manila Times, September 2, 2010
Second lieutenant Marcelo Flores and Private First Class Rhomel
Divina receive their awards from Marine commandant Maj. Gen.
Juancho Sabban for turning down the bribe offered to them by
campaign leaders and supporters during the May 10 elections.
The Marines were guarding polling precincts in Kaumpang
Elementary supporters School in Patikul, Sulu, during the polls.
4 sea marshals to receive citations from IMO
By Evelyn Macairan
The Philippine Star, September 02, 2010
Four sea marshals who showed bravery as they assisted the
passengers of M/V SuperFerry 9 that sank off the Zamboanga
Peninsula last year, will receive commendations from the
London-based International Maritime Organization (IMO) in
November.
Commodore Luis Tuason Jr., Philippine Coast Guard-National
Capital Region (PCG-NCR) district commander, identified the
four as Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class Samuel Boniol,
Navy Petty Officer Third Class Anifer Bucao, and Seaman First
Class Oliver Cogo and SPO3 Loreto Justo of the Philippine
National Police-Maritime Group.
Tuason, who also supervises Task Force Sea Marshal, said they
will receive the 2010 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea
on Nov. 24 at the IMO headquarters in London.
The four sea marshals were on board M/V SuperFerry9 when it
capsized off the Zamboanga Peninsula in the early morning of
Sept. 6 last year.
The IMO recognized the sea marshals’ actions and bravery during
the actual evacuation, disembarkation and rescue of the passengers
and crew members of the ill-fated vessel.
Investigation showed that M/V SuperFerry 9, owned by Aboitiz
Transport Services Corp., left General Santos on Sept. 5, 2009 for
a two-day voyage to Iloilo. It was expected to arrive at the Iloilo
port at around 1 p.m. the following day.
However, at around 3:30 a.m. of Sept. 6, the vessel tilted 25
degrees toward its starboard side. The ship’s captain, Jose Yap,
made an “abandon ship” call, but some of the passengers opted to
wait for the sun to shine before jumping into the water, thinking
this would make it easier for search and rescue vessels to see and
rescue them.
The ship sank at around 9:30 a.m. or six hours after the passengers
were told to abandon it. More than 900 people survived while 10 were
confirmed dead.
The four sea marshals assisted the passengers in wearing their life
vests and advised them to stay calm while the life rafts were being
lowered into the water.
They, along with Yap, were the last to jump into the water as the
ship began to sink.
It was PCG commandant Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo, when he was still
a captain, who formed Task Force Sea Marshal in response to threats to passenger ships.
It was created after the bombing of M/V SuperFerry 14 on Feb. 27, 2004, which left 116 people dead.
The Philippine Star, September 02, 2010
Four sea marshals who showed bravery as they assisted the
passengers of M/V SuperFerry 9 that sank off the Zamboanga
Peninsula last year, will receive commendations from the
London-based International Maritime Organization (IMO) in
November.
Commodore Luis Tuason Jr., Philippine Coast Guard-National
Capital Region (PCG-NCR) district commander, identified the
four as Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class Samuel Boniol,
Navy Petty Officer Third Class Anifer Bucao, and Seaman First
Class Oliver Cogo and SPO3 Loreto Justo of the Philippine
National Police-Maritime Group.
Tuason, who also supervises Task Force Sea Marshal, said they
will receive the 2010 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea
on Nov. 24 at the IMO headquarters in London.
The four sea marshals were on board M/V SuperFerry9 when it
capsized off the Zamboanga Peninsula in the early morning of
Sept. 6 last year.
The IMO recognized the sea marshals’ actions and bravery during
the actual evacuation, disembarkation and rescue of the passengers
and crew members of the ill-fated vessel.
Investigation showed that M/V SuperFerry 9, owned by Aboitiz
Transport Services Corp., left General Santos on Sept. 5, 2009 for
a two-day voyage to Iloilo. It was expected to arrive at the Iloilo
port at around 1 p.m. the following day.
However, at around 3:30 a.m. of Sept. 6, the vessel tilted 25
degrees toward its starboard side. The ship’s captain, Jose Yap,
made an “abandon ship” call, but some of the passengers opted to
wait for the sun to shine before jumping into the water, thinking
this would make it easier for search and rescue vessels to see and
rescue them.
The ship sank at around 9:30 a.m. or six hours after the passengers
were told to abandon it. More than 900 people survived while 10 were
confirmed dead.
The four sea marshals assisted the passengers in wearing their life
vests and advised them to stay calm while the life rafts were being
lowered into the water.
They, along with Yap, were the last to jump into the water as the
ship began to sink.
It was PCG commandant Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo, when he was still
a captain, who formed Task Force Sea Marshal in response to threats to passenger ships.
It was created after the bombing of M/V SuperFerry 14 on Feb. 27, 2004, which left 116 people dead.
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