Palawan welcomes new Naval Forces West commander

From the Philippine News Agency (Jul 4): Palawan welcomes new Naval Forces West commander

The Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) Naval Forces West (NFW) in Palawan has a new commander in the person of Commodore Jorge F. Amba.

Amba took over the post as commander of the NFW Thursday from Commodore Manuel Natalio Abinuman in a simple turn-over ceremony in Ulugan Bay, Barangay Macarascas here that was witnessed by Philippine Navy (PN) flag officer in command Vice Admiral Jesus Milan.

Amba said his topmost priority is taking care of the country’s territorial and internal defense through humanitarian assistance and environmental protection.

He added that foremost in his assignment in Palawan is to take care of the country’s interest in the disputed West Philippines Sea.

The issue in the West Philippines Sea, according to Amba, is not new to navy officers like him, especially because he had gone a lot to the disputed region when he was commanding officer of the BRP Quezon and BRP Rizal navy ships.

Amba is known for his active support to the Kariton Open High School (KOHS), where the Fleet-Marine Ready Force (FMRF) he formerly headed donated books to the children being fostered in "kariton" education by head master Efren G. Peñaflorida, Jr., a CNN Hero awardee.

 

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