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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:643px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175076180840520150215-malampaya-HO-2.jpg" style="width:643px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Malampaya Shallow Water Platform.  Handout photo</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Philippine Navy on Tuesday said it is ready to secure and protect oil exploration and drilling activities within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) from any encroachment by a foreign power. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/05/06/23/ph-to-continue-talks-with-china-on-malampaya-marcos">PH to continue negotiations with China on Malampaya gas fields: Marcos</a></div><p>“Your Philippine Navy and your AFP [Armed Forces of the Philippines] are ready to provide security and protection to any effort by the national government to exploit the natural resources within our EEZ,&quot; PH Navy spokesman for the West Philippine Sea Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad said. </p><p>&quot;We are prepared to provide protection to any other party that would be working with the Philippine government and to provide security against any interference from any foreign power,” he added. </p><p>Trinidad made this comment when asked if the Navy is capable of securing the drilling operations that will be conducted under the Malampaya Phase 4 (MP4) project following the arrival of the Noble Viking drillship at the offshore Bagong Pag-asa Drill Site in Palawan last Thursday, June 19.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/05/15/23/marcos-renews-malampaya-gas-field-contract-until-2039">Marcos extends Malampaya gas field contract until 2039</a></div><p>The drilling campaign aims to augment the capacity of the country’s only natural gas field.</p><p>Trinidad said the Navy’s protection will be a “full package” that includes standing naval and aerial patrols.</p><p>Under the MP4 project, three wells are being eyed to extend the operations of the Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power Project: Camago-3, Malampaya East 1 and Bagong Pag-asa 1.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8A_RKW7NmS8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Philippine Navy said it is capable of securing the drilling operations that will be conducted under the Malampaya Phase 4 (MP4) project.</p>

The Philippine Navy said it is capable of securing the drilling operations that will be conducted under the Malampaya Phase 4 (MP4) project.

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Navy says ready to secure drilling ops in West PH Sea vs ‘foreign interference’

Bianca Dava,

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Published June 24, 2025 06:47 PM PHT

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