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• Four-fold Mission

  1. National Defense
  2. Security Operations
  3. Deterrence
  4. National Development
• Navy's Roles

  1. Defend the territory from external aggression
  2. Securing the Philippines maritime areas from all forms of intrusion and encroachment, piracy and drug trafficking
  3. Assist other government agencies in pritecting marine resources and environment
  4. Assist in the conduct of rescue and relief operations not only during accidents at sea but even during natural calamities in land such as earthquake, volcanic eruptions and floods
  5. Assist in national Socioeconomic development
  6. Fulfilling various security related international commitments
• During the Spanish regime,

  Filipino sailors have also been utilized by the Spaniards on

  their local expeditions and fights against their enemies.
• General Emilio Aguinaldo, leader of the revolution,

  organized the Navy in June 23, 1898
• Captain Pascual

  Ledesma, a merchant marine ship captain, was appointed as

  the Director of the Navy assisted by another merchant, marine

  ship captain, Captain Angel Pabie
• The Navy was placed

  under the Department of War headed by General Mariano

  Trias responsible for naval operations in support of the land

  forces and the merchant marin
• The Revolutionary Navy was initially composed of a

  small fleet of eight Spanish steam launches captured from the

  Spaniards
• Rich owners

  • Leon Apacible
  • Manuel Lopez
  • Gliceria Marella de Villavicencio
• Name of the 5 Ships

  1. Taaleno
  2. Balayan
  3. Bulusan
  4. Taal
  5. Purisima Concepcion
• 900-ton inter-island steamer

  Compania de Filipinas (renamed Filipinas)
• Naval Stations

  1. Aparri
  2. Legazpi
  3. Balayan
  4. Calapan
  5. San Roque
  6. Cavite
• When the revolution spread throughout southern, central and northern Luzon, TAALENO and DON FRANCISCO were the first naval boats used in the campaign. These boats led the first offensive along the Batangas line that contributed to the surrender of the Spaniards in Batangas
• the marines and reconnaissance

  divers trained by General Ananias Diokno were sent to liberate

  Bicol and the Visayas.
• On 09 February 1939, the Off Shore Patrol (OSP) was organized with headquarters located at Muelle Del Codo, Port Area, and Manila. It was headed by 1LT JOSE V ANDRADA, a graduate of the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.