Maritime
ANGARA BATS
FOR LAW
EMPOWERING
PH MARINES
Senator Sonny Angara
Marine Corps as military's 4th service branch
S
enator Sonny Angara is pushing for the passage
of a bill that seeks to transform the Philippine
Marine Corps (PMC) into an independent
service branch of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP).
Under the present set-up, the PMC is a naval
infantry force under the command of the Philippine Navy.