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Defense Sec. Teodoro tells Widodo that their Defense Equipment has been Satisfactory

Indonesian President Joko Widodo during his recent State Visit to the Philippines met with Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro who told him that the Indonesian Defense Equipment the Philippines bought has been "Satisfactory" so far.

Here is his exact Statement: "The Philippine Defense Secretary told me that Indonesian Defense Equipment was Trustworthy and Satisfactory. For instance, PTDI’s Light Aircraft and PAL’s Warships". The Philippines has acquired two Tarlac-class Landing Docks (LD) and two NC-212i Light Transport Aircraft, and is acquiring two more LDs and six more NC-212i Aircraft.

Here is the Link to the Article at the Jakarta Globe Website: https://jakartaglobe.id/news/philippines-happy-with-indonesian-warships-aircraft-jokowi

SOURCE: Philippines Happy with Indonesian Warships, Aircraft: Jokowi {Archived Link}

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Filipíny obvinily čínské letectvo z nebezpečných provokací

,,Dvě letadla čínských vzdušných sil provedli nebezpečný manévr a shodily světlice na dráhu našeho letadla NC-212i", uvedl v prohlášení náčelník generálního štábu filipínských ozbrojených sil Romeo Brawner...

ZE SVĚTA – Filipínská armáda v sobotu obvinila čínské letectvo z “nebezpečných a provokativních aktivit” namířených proti filipínskému vojenskému letadlu hlídkujícímu nad spornou mělčinou v Jihočínském moři. Jedná se o další ze série konfrontaci mezi čínskými a filipínskými silami v této oblasti. Peking si nárokuje většinu Jihočínského moře, přičemž čínské nároky zasahují do výlučných…

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Get vaccinated, AFP chief tells soldiers

#PHnews: Get vaccinated, AFP chief tells soldiers

MANILA – As the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ramped up the vaccination of its medical front-liners, AFP chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana on Monday urged all military personnel to take part in the government's inoculation program to protect themselves and their families against Covid-19.

Sobejana made this call as the AFP transported some 19,800 doses of the Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac vaccine to different military units nationwide.

"We encourage every member of the AFP, to take part in the government’s vaccination program. This is not only meant to protect yourself from the virus, but also to encourage our families and others, who are still undecided to be inoculated,” Sobejana said.

Sobejana joined the transport of 1,200 doses of the vaccine to Davao City and led the ceremonial vaccination of Camp Panacan Hospital’s (CPH) front-line workers, catering to the military and civilian personnel of the Eastern Mindanao Command.

“This afternoon, I am very proud and optimistic to be part of this symbolic vaccination drive of our national government here at Camp Panacan Hospital in Davao City. Lahat tayo ay umaasa na sa bawat bakuna ay simula na rin ng ating pagbangon sa naging malubhang epekto ng pandemya sanhi ng Covid-19 (All us are hoping that every vaccine is also the start of our recovery from severe impact of this Covid-19 pandemic),” he said.

Lt. Col. Reniel Dimayuga, Deputy of the Health Service Center-Eastern Mindanao along with Maj. Ares Macailing and Capt. Victor Salvador Dato of the CPH were inoculated with CoronaVac vaccines.

Aside from the Eastern Mindanao Command in Davao City, Basa Air Base and the Clark Airbase, both in Pampanga, received 1,200 vials of the Covid-19 vaccine each.

Meanwhile, Camp Aquino in Tarlac received 2,400 vials while Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija got 1,200 doses.

Naval Station Agbenar and Wallace Air Station, both located in La Union, 600 vials each while the Philippine Military Academy received 3,000 vaccines on Monday.

Two Black Hawk helicopters of the Philippine Air Force transported 1,200 doses to Southern Luzon Command headquarters in Camp Nakar, Quezon and another 1,200 to the Cavite Naval Base.

Some 600 doses were delivered to the 9th Infantry Division headquarters in Camarines Sur and another 600 vials were transported to the Naval Station Jukhasan Arasain in Legazpi, Albay.

An NC-212i light-lift aircraft brought 1,200 vaccines for the 3rd Infantry Division in Iloilo while some 600 vials were allocated for the Central Command in Cebu, and 1,200 doses for the 8th Infantry Division in Samar.

As of Monday, a total of 5,293 personnel have already been injected with their first dose of CoronaVac in six military treatment facilities, mostly in Metro Manila.

Two more Blackhawks were also utilized to deliver 1,800 doses of CoronaVac and 58 boxes of personal protective equipment to Basco, Batanes on Monday.

These were received by the officials from the Department of Health-Batanes, Provincial Health Office, and Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office prior to storage at the Provincial Health Office facility.

A total of China-donated 600,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine arrived on Feb. 28, including the 100,000 vials given by the Chinese Defense Ministry to the Philippines’ Department of National Defense. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "Get vaccinated, AFP chief tells soldiers." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1132966 (accessed March 09, 2021 at 04:31AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "Get vaccinated, AFP chief tells soldiers." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1132966 (archived).

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PT DI Ujicoba Pesawat NC-212i Kedua Pesanan Kemhan https://bit.ly/3wj7F0b

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PAF's new Gulfstream G280 assigned to airlift missions

#PHnews: PAF's new Gulfstream G280 assigned to airlift missions

MANILA – The brand-new Gulfstream G280 command-and-control aircraft (C2) will be assigned to the Philippine Air Force's 220th Airlift Wing, the unit responsible for transport missions based in Mactan, Cebu.

"It will join our other transport aircraft like the (Airbus) C-295, (PT Dirgantara Indonesia) NC-212i and (Lockheed) C-130," PAF spokesperson Lt. Col. Aristides Galang said in Filipino Tuesday.

He said the air force now has sufficient trained pilots and personnel to man the new aircraft.

The Gulfstream G280 arrived at the Clark Air Base in Angeles, Pampanga last Sept. 20, and was formally turned over to the PAF Monday.

In its inaugural flight, it transported medical supplies and personal protective equipment sets to Davao City.

Galang earlier said the aircraft would become part of a system designed for enhanced control of operations through continuous communications, especially during emergencies.

The aircraft is capable of speeds around 500 knots and has a range of 3,600 nautical miles aside from having the capability to land on small runways and transport 12 to 15 persons including the pilots and crew.

The contract for the G280 was signed in early 2019 and was acquired through US Foreign Military Sales. (PNA) 

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "PAF's new Gulfstream G280 assigned to airlift missions." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1116166 (accessed September 22, 2020 at 05:52PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "PAF's new Gulfstream G280 assigned to airlift missions." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1116166 (archived).

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Air force, naval assets deliver 1-M pounds of COVID-19 supplies, equipment 

#PHinfo: Air force, naval assets deliver 1-M pounds of COVID-19 supplies, equipment 

CALOOCAN CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- Aircrafts and vessels of the Philippine Air Force and Philippine Navy under the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have transported an estimated one million pounds (lbs) of essential supplies and equipment to help the government fight off the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

Among their assets, the Air Force has six fixed-wing aircraft committed to transport assorted personnel protective equipment (PPE), medical supplies, and health personnel to various points in the country, while the Navy has eight, including three vessels in on-going missions.

“We are thankful to and are proud of all our pilots, sailors, aircraft crew, and maintenance personnel for their tireless work and sacrifice in support to our national COVID-19 efforts,” AFP chief General Felimon Santos Jr said.

"Though constantly far from home and their families, they soldier on to accomplish their missions that are vital in sustaining our campaign to end the pandemic and bring our country back to normalcy," Santos added.

These assets include the C-130 (Tail number 4704) now in Xiamen International Airport, China to pickup supplies bought by the Department of Budget and Management and BRP Ramon Alcaraz and BRP Davao Del Sur now in India to load in three metric tons of provisions.

BRP Ramon Alcaraz and BRP Davao Del Sur were sent to Oman earlier this year purposely to help overseas Filipino workers affected by the conflict in Iran. The vessels left Oman on April 21 and arrived in India on April 29.

Another Navy ship, the BRP Bacolod City, is also en route to Davao City with 11,764 boxes of assorted supplies from China. The cargo was part of the 23,385 boxes of PPEs procured by the DBM.

The two C-130s (4704 and 5040) have already conducted a combined 100 sorties, logged 232 flying hours, and transported over 700,000 lbs of cargo. Meanwhile, three C295s (177, 140, 129) have logged a combined 178 sorties and transported over 150,000 lbs of cargo.

Other aircraft that are being utilized for COVID-19 flight missions are the two N-22 Nomads, two NC-212i light lift planes, two SF260, one F28, and two UH helicopters.

The Navy on the other hand has BRP Tausug, BRP, Batak, BRP  Agta, BRP Manobo, and BRP Subanon ready for future deployment.

There are a total of 27,066 AFP personnel who are deployed in various functions for the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. (PIA NCR)

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References:

* Philippine Information Agency. "Air force, naval assets deliver 1-M pounds of COVID-19 supplies, equipment ." Philippine Information Agency. https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1041133 (accessed May 06, 2020 at 05:11PM UTC+08).

* Philippine Infornation Agency. "Air force, naval assets deliver 1-M pounds of COVID-19 supplies, equipment ." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1041133 (archived).

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Over 1M pounds of med supplies in Covid-19 fight transported: AFP

#PHnews: Over 1M pounds of med supplies in Covid-19 fight transported: AFP

MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday announced its air and naval assets have transported over one million pounds of essential supplies, equipment and personnel in support of the government's efforts to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak.

Navy Capt. Jonathan Zata, AFP public affairs office chief, said the Air Force has committed several of its fixed-wing aircraft to transport assorted personnel protective equipment (PPE), medical supplies, and health personnel to various points in the country, while the Navy has eight ships, including three vessels in ongoing missions.

These include the Lockheed C-130 "Hercules" cargo aircraft with tail number 4704 which is now in Xiamen International Airport, China to pick up supplies procured by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and BRP Ramon Alcaraz and BRP Davao Del Sur which are now in India to load up three metric tons of PPE sets.

"BRP Ramon Alcaraz and BRP Davao Del Sur were sent to Oman earlier this year purposely to help overseas Filipino workers affected by the conflict in Iran. The vessels left Oman on April 21 and arrived in India on April 29," Zata said.

Another Navy ship, the BRP Bacolod City, is also en route to Davao City with 11,764 boxes of assorted supplies from China. The cargo was part of the 23,385 boxes of PPE procured by the DBM.

The two C-130s have already done a combined 100 sorties, logged 232 flying hours, and transported over 700,000 pounds of cargo.

Meanwhile, three C-295s have logged a combined 178 sorties and transported over 150,000 pounds of cargo.

Other aircraft that are being used for Covid-19 flight missions are the two N-22 Nomads, two NC-212i light-lift planes, two SF-260, one F-28, and two UH-1 helicopters.

The Navy, on the other hand, has BRP Tausug, BRP Batak, BRP Agta, BRP Manobo, and BRP Subanon ready for future deployment.

"We are thankful for and are proud of all our pilots, sailors, aircraft crew, and maintenance personnel for their tireless work and sacrifice in support of our national Covid-19 efforts,” AFP chief-of-staff Gen. Felimon Santos said.

A total of 27,066 AFP personnel are deployed in various functions to help the government in containing the Covid-19 pandemic.

"Though constantly far from home and their families, they soldier on to accomplish their missions that are vital in sustaining our campaign to end the pandemic and bring our country back to normalcy," Santos said. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "Over 1M pounds of med supplies in Covid-19 fight transported: AFP." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1102041 (accessed May 06, 2020 at 11:38PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "Over 1M pounds of med supplies in Covid-19 fight transported: AFP." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1102041 (archived).

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PAF assures continued flight vs. Covid-19

#PHnews: PAF assures continued flight vs. Covid-19

MANILA – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Thursday night said it will continue all flights to support the government's campaign to contain the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak.

Air Force spokesperson Maj. Aristides Galang made the remark when asked whether PAF efforts to airlift and transport personal protection equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies are sustainable.

While such flights are under the jurisdiction of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, he said PAF assistance to this initiative will continue.

"Basta tuloy tuloy (ang) lipad ng PAF (PAF flights will continue)," Galang said in a message to the Philippine News Agency.

Earlier, the PAF said its aircraft and personnel performed significant accomplishments in support of the government's efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

This includes the deployment of its various aircraft for the airlifting of assorted medical supplies, PPE, and other needed items in various parts of the country.

Aircraft tapped for such missions include the Lockheed C-130, Airbus Military C-295, and NC-212i cargo planes along with its UH-IH helicopters and SF-260 trainer aircraft. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "PAF assures continued flight vs. Covid-19." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1100846 (accessed April 24, 2020 at 06:39PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "PAF assures continued flight vs. Covid-19." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1100846 (archived).

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Boxes of donated PPE transported to Iloilo

#PHnews: Boxes of donated PPE transported to Iloilo

MANILA — A Philippine Air Force (PAF) NC-212i aircraft transported 31 boxes of assorted personal protective equipment (PPE) from the Brig. Gen. Benito N. Ebuen Air Base, Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu province to Iloilo International Airport on Saturday.

In a statement Sunday, PAF spokesperson Maj. Aristides Galang said the PPE came from the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas and donated to the Western Visayas Medical Center in Iloilo City.

"This endeavor is a noble expression of unity between the PAF, government agencies and non-government organizations in this challenging time for the welfare of people and country," Galang said.

Upon the aircraft's arrival, the Tactical Operations Group 6 in Dingle, Iloilo implemented the decontamination procedure and preventive measures to ensure everyone's safety.

According to PAF, as of March 27, it ferried a total of 75,766 lbs. of PPE and medical supplies.

Aside from medical equipment and supplies, the military also transports Covid-19 test kits and specimens. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "Boxes of donated PPE transported to Iloilo." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1098188 (accessed March 30, 2020 at 06:03PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "Boxes of donated PPE transported to Iloilo." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1098188 (archived).

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PAF planes airlift medical supplies in Covid-19 fight

#PHnews: PAF planes airlift medical supplies in Covid-19 fight

MANILA – Transport planes of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) are continuously delivering essential equipment and medical supplies to front-liners to contain the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, a spokesperson said on Saturday.

As of Friday, the PAF has flown and transported 75,766 pounds of personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies, test kits, and specimen to different provinces in the country, Maj. Aristides Galang said in a statement.

He added the PAF has provided its NC-212i, C-295, and C-130 transport aircraft to support the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.

"With the widespread of Covid-19 the PAF is always committed to continuously provide assistance and untiringly support the government to win this battle," Galang said.

"Also, the PPE and medical supplies will greatly improve the working condition of our health workers and frontlines as well as protect them against the virus," he said. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "PAF planes airlift medical supplies in Covid-19 fight." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1098088 (accessed March 28, 2020 at 09:11PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "PAF planes airlift medical supplies in Covid-19 fight." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1098088 (archived).

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PAF airlifts Covid-19 lab specimens, protective gears

#PHnews: PAF airlifts Covid-19 lab specimens, protective gears

MANILA – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday has airlifted sealed laboratory specimens for coronavirus (Covid-19) testing and boxes of personal protective equipment (PPEs) in support of ongoing efforts to contain the spread of the disease.

Maj. Aristides Galang, the PAF spokesperson, said an NC-212i transport aircraft flew to Tacloban, Cagayan De Oro, Mactan and Iloilo to pick 78 sealed laboratory specimens which will be brought to a testing center in Manila for initial diagnostic testing for Covid-19.

Meanwhile, 11 boxes of PPEs for the Department of Health (DOH)-Lanao were also transported from Villamor Air Base, Pasay City to Laguindingan Airport in Cagayan de Oro City.

Galang said these initiatives are part of the efforts of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Joint Task Force-National Capital Region, and in coordination with the DOH. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "PAF airlifts Covid-19 lab specimens, protective gears." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1097095 (accessed March 19, 2020 at 08:11PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "PAF airlifts Covid-19 lab specimens, protective gears." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1097095 (archived).