A new headquarters of the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) will be constructed in Bataan, according to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday to commence construction of the new headquarters and operational facilities at a 100-hectare lot in the BCDA-administered Bataan Technology Park (BTP) in Morong town.
Present at the event were PMC commandant Major General Ariel Caculitan and Philippine Navy vice commander Major General Nestor Herico, and BCDA officer-in-charge Aristotle Batuhan.
“Unlike its current headquarters in Metro Manila, where operations are hindered by traffic and congestion, the Bataan location was deemed ideal for the Marines as it would help expedite emergency response and ease deployment of troops,” the BCDA said in a press release on Friday.
“The new headquarters will also feature modern, state-of-the-art facilities to ensure more efficient operations.”
Caculitan added that the Bataan site “offers a conducive place especially that we are in the midst of strengthening our Archipelagic Coastal Defense strategy.”
The first package of the development mainly involves security and utility facilities, while the second package consists of a detention facility, a retraining battalion facility, liaison office, billeting, and other operations and support structures for the Marines.
The final package includes the PMC headquarters, a communication tower, residential areas and other support facilities.
The P7.5-billion first phase of the P28-billion project is set to be completed by 2024.
The Department of National Defense and the BCDA signed on August 5 a memorandum of agreement for the replication of the Philippine Navy’s existing facilities at Bonifacio South Pointe inside Fort Bonifacio, and the Navy Village also in Taguig City. — Jiselle Anne Casucian/VBL, GMA News
Marines to move headquarters to Bataan
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