From the Manila Times (May 31, 2020): AFP chief visits Palawan maritime domain awareness platforms (By Darwin Pesco)
ARMED Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Felimon Santos Jr. inspected the Nido and Matinloc platforms in Palawan, which are pegged to expand the awareness for the country’s maritime domain.
Santos visited the platforms on May 28, which are part of the Nido and Matinloc oil fields in Northwest Palawan.
“This is a very good development for the Armed Forces as it will increase our maritime domain awareness and our operational reach,” said the chief of staff.
After over four decades of operations, the said platforms stopped production in November last year. The two oil fields produced a total of 31 million barrels of oil.
Santos said that the facility can serve as a shelter for fisherfolk and researchers from the national government agencies.
Moreover, Santos also visited the headquarters of the Joint Task Force Malampaya meeting its Commander, Navy Captain Donn Anthony Miraflor.
JTF Malampaya, which is under the AFP’s Western Command (WESCom), is tasked to secure the Malampaya Natural Gas Project from terrorist attacks and other security threats.
Furthermore, said inspection of vital sites was part of the Chief of Staff’s tour in Palawan that also included the Change of Command Ceremony for the Western Command.
Gen. Santos presided over the ceremony installing Lt. Gen. Erickson Gloria as the new WESCom Commander in place of retiring Adm. Rene Medina.
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