PH Navy, Apeco sign deal for naval base to guard Benham Rise

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PH Navy, Apeco sign deal for naval base to guard Benham Rise
By: Frances Mangosing - Reporter / @FMangosingINQ
INQUIRER.net / 12:09 AM December 08, 2020

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Navy on Monday (Dec. 7) signed a deal allowing the construction of a naval air base in Casiguran, Aurora province, which would boost Navy presence near Philippine (Benham) Rise.

The Navy and Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport (Apeco) signed a memorandum of agreement for the construction of a 12,000-hectare “naval support facility and naval air detachment” in Casiguran, the Navy said in a statement.

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