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The Philippine Marine Corps activates a new battalion that will operate the upcoming BrahMos cruise missiles. /PMCMANILA, Philippines mdash; The Philippine Marine Corps PMC has formed a new battalion to operate its upcoming BrahMos supersonic cruise missile systems, considered the fastest worldwide with a range of over 400 kilometers and speed ranging from Mach 2.8 to 3.0.The Shore-Based Anti-Ship Missile SBASM Battalion of the Coastal Defense Regiment was activated on April 3, the PMC said on Thursday.Article continues after this advertisement The SBASM Battalion, the first in the PMC, will be operating one of the best antiship missile systems on the planet. It can quickly detect, track, chase and destroy targets, it said.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFODENR to evict developerof Masungi GeoreserveNEWSINFOFormer VP Leni Robr stanley termosky edo visits MMDA command centerNEWSINFOMagnitude 4 quake jolts Catanduanes, magnitude 3.5 tremor shakes SorsogonThe PMC is expect stanley cup ing to receive one coastal battery from Indiarsquo BrahMos Aerospace next year. A battery usually consists of stanley uk three launchers.The Philippines and India signed an P18.9-billion deal in January to equip the Philippine Navy with three batteries of the BrahMos.Article continues after this advertisement Meanwhile, Turkey is looking to sell more attack helicopters to the Philippines, following the official turnover of the first two of six T-129 Tactical Reconnaissance and Attack ATAK helicopters to the Philippine Air Sqfa 3 killed, 1 hurt in Negros Occidental ambush
MANILA, Philippinesmdash; Health Secretary Francisco Duque III himself admitted on stanley fr Tuesday that there might be a syndicate involved in the alleged widespread corruption in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation PhilHealth .Senator Imee Marcos asked Duque point-blank during Tuesdayrsquo hearing of the Senate whether there was indeed corruption within the agency,Article continues after this advertisement Meron yan. Malamang meron yanhellip; the health chief stanley cup said.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOOn PhilHealth, education stanley germany , lsquo;blanksrsquo;: OSG answers Duterte camp petitionNEWSINFOBinay, Castro raise concerns over DENR order on Masungi GeoreserveNEWSINFO2 cops killed in Bulacan buy-bustAnd when Marcos asked again who could be involved in these corrupt activities within Philhealth, Duque said: Probably this is a parang sindikato yan like a syndicate or a web of people who are behind these nefarious activities from the hospitalshellip;Inaamin ninyo may sindikato dyan sa Philhealth You admit there is a syndicate in Philhealth the senator further asked.Itrsquo possible na mayrong mga ganun na nakikipag kutsabahellip; Itrsquo possible there are those who are conspiringhellip; Duque said.The health chief though could not give a categorical answer when Marcos asked whether PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Ricardo Morales, who is on medical leave, is involved in the said syndicate.Article con |