29/07/2026
FOLLOW-UP OCULAR INSPECTION CONDUCTED FOR PHILINDO MARLEX 2026
On July 29, 2026, PCOL MELVIN L LAGUROS, Chief, Regional Maritime Unit 11, together with RMU11 officers, conducted a follow-up ocular inspection at the Davao Fish Port Complex (DFPC), Brgy. Daliao, Toril, Davao City, in preparation for the 6th Philippine-Indonesia Joint Committee Meeting and Maritime Law Enforcement Exercise (PHILINDO MARLEX) 2026.
The inspection aimed to evaluate the readiness of the designated activity areas and validate the implementation of recommendations identified during the previous site inspection. The team assessed the venue layout, waterfront facilities, embarkation and disembarkation points, access routes, security deployment areas, and other critical facilities to ensure operational preparedness for the upcoming bilateral maritime exercise.
Discussions also focused on the status of administrative and operational preparations, traffic and perimeter security, crowd management, emergency response access, logistical requirements, communications, contingency measures, and inter-agency coordination.
These initiatives underscore RMU 11's commitment to ensuring the safe, secure, orderly, and successful conduct of PHILINDO MARLEX 2026, while strengthening maritime cooperation and interoperability between the Philippines and Indonesia.