THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE PHILIPPINE NAVY • VOLUME NO. 81 • SEPTEMBER 2019 RoughDeckLog NEWS STORY NAVY BLESSES BRAND NEW FAST ATTACK CRAFT, AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES p.6 BRP RAMON ALCARAZ BACK FROM 1ST ASEAN-US MARITIME EXERCISE p.7 PH NAVY, AUTHORITIES SEIZE DRIED WILDLIFE SPECIES IN PALAWAN p.19 FEATURE ARTICLE CMO IN ACTION: RELENTLESS IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE p.21 SAIL PLAN CORNER THE BEST SAIL PLAN IMPLEMENTING AWARD: FOSTERING OWNERSHIP, SUSTAINING GAINS, AND EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS p.25 1 PHILIPPINE NAV Y PN ROUGHDECKLOG 1 CONTENT RoughDeckLog Editorial Board 19 VADM ROBERT A EMPEDRAD AFP Flag Officer In Command, Philippine Navy ABOUT THE COVER RADM ALLAN FERDINAND V CUSI AFP National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s wife, Editha, leads traditional smashing of a sacri- Acting Vice Commander, Philippine Navy ficial bottle of wine over the bow of the brand-new units of Multipurpose Attack Craft (MPAC) Mark III RADM LOUMER P BERNABE AFP during its blessing ceremony at Headquarters Phil- Chief of Naval Staff ippine Navy, Roxas Blvd., Manila on Sept. 23. 07 15 COL EDWIN JOSEPH H OLAER PN(M)(MNSA) Assistant Chief of Naval Staff for Civil Military VOLUME NO. 81 • SEPTEMBER 2019 ISSUE Operations, N7 MORALE & WEFARE 18 Seabees reaches out to schools in Editorial Staff Palawan, Zamboanga 4 10 Qualities of a Great Mentor Editor-In-Chief Protecting 19 PH Navy, authorities seize dried LCDR MARIA CHRISTINA A ROXAS PN 5 Mental Retardation wildlife species in Palawan Editorial Assistants NEWS STORIES LT RYAN H LUNA PN the Seas, FEATURE ARTICLES LT RANDY P GARBO PN 6 Navy blesses brand-new fast attack 19 The Navy’s adherence to Human craft, amphibious vehicles Technical Assistants Securing Rights and Int’l Humanitarian Law SK3 Elvin F Macatangay PN 7 BRP Ramon Alcaraz back from st 21 CMO in Action: Relentless in Making YN3 Dexter M Dimabayao PN 1 ASEAN-US maritime exercise a Difference YN3 Gino G Gullon PN our Future 9 South Korean Navy ships visit Manila ET3 Oliver B Francisco PN 10 Spanish Navy ship back in Manila for SAIL PLAN CORNER CPL Wenly M Ortega PN(M) DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those the first time since ‘Battle of Manila 25 The Best Sail Plan Implementing S1JO Glazy M Namia PN Bay’ Award: Fostering Ownership, S1JO Melchor M Alcala Jr PN of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of 12 Japanese destroyer Asagiri docks in Sustaining Gains, and Exceeding S1JO Al-Zoren N Zamora PN Expectations S1PH Carmelo B Homo PN the Philippine Navy, the Armed Forces Subic for goodwill visit of the Philippines, and the Philippine S1PH Basir M Lauddin PN 13 Sri Lanka military delegation visit ANNOUNCEMENT S2JO Ronald A Pataueg PN Government. 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Send us your news 13 Navy receives ship’s training simulator S2PH Ryan Albert C Sanchez PN and feature articles at navy.speak@ donation from SMTI NEED TO KNOW S2JO Cyrin Ann T Guingona PN gmail.com for inclusion in the next PN S2DP Charisma N Narvaza PN Rough Deck Log issue. 15 PN hosts Miss Earth 2019 aspirants, 29 BRP Miguel Malvar (PS-19) supports environmental protection Mr. Karl Thomas L Rosello CE 29 Mooring Line Ms. Ariane Joy A Rodelas CE NAVAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE 16 PH Navy joins celebration of 2019 Headquarters Philippine Navy, International Humanitarian Law month 30 FACEBOOK CORNER Naval Station Jose Andrada 17 PH, Vietnamese navies hold 2335 Roxas Boulevard, Manila 5th personnel interaction AFP Pledge of Reaffirmation of Commitment Phone Number: (02) 523-3438 & Support for the Int’l Humanitarian Law Mobile Number: (+63) 917-569-6840 2 PHILIPPINE NAV Y PN ROUGHDECKLOG 3 MORALE & WELFARE Qualities Mental of a great mentor 10 source: https://engineeredlifestyles.com Retardation source: https://www.doh.gov.ph Every successful person in the world whether they’re an entrepreneur, an athlete or a musician all had great mentors who helped them unlock their potential. Here’s how you can tell whether or not you have a great mentor or not. Mental retardation is a condition of incomplete or halted development of the mind. It is characterized by the impairment of skills manifested a great mentor... during the developmental period that contributes to the overall level CHALLENGES YOU IS INVITED IN of intelligence. Intellectual functioning is significantly below average 1 A great mentor 6 YOUR SUCCESS (IQ<70), with accompanying impairment in the person’s effectiveness always pushes you to A great mentor is in meeting the standards expected of one’s age, as is expected by social be better and never lets happy to see you succeed and cultural influences in the following areas: communication; self-care; you rest on your laurels and even potentially home living; social/interpersonal skills; use of community resources; self- surpass them direction; functional academic skills; work; leisure; and health and safety. Mental retardation is classified by the degree of intellectual IS EXPERIENCED SUPPORTS YOU 2 Your mentor should functioning as mild, moderate, severe, or profound. There are 7 A great mentor will other physical defects associated with the mental retardation. have a ton of relevant pick you up when you experience and wisdom stumble and fall they can draw upon CAUSES PREVENTION CONTROL PROVIDES • Genetic (chromosomal and • In general, people with mild GUIDES YOU CONSTRUCTIVE inherited) conditions and moderate mental retardation TOWARDS THE 8 FEEDBACK • Prenatal exposure to infections have the most flexibility to adopt to 3 ANSWER Your mentor will and toxins environmental conditions. Mentors should praise you when you’ve • Perinatal trauma Birth asphyxia • In most cases, the underlying never just give you the done right and, most • Acquired conditions and social intellectual impairment does not answer, but give you importantly, help you factors improve, yet the affected person’s the tools to figure it out figure out what went level of adaptation can be positively yourself wrong SIGNS influenced by an enriched and supportive environment. IS WHERE YOU • Sitting up, crawling, or walking RESPECTS YOU 9 WANT TO BE later than other children 4 A great mentor • Learning to talk later or have Choose a mentor that should never look down trouble speaking shares the same vision of on you and instead see • Finding it hard to remember success as you you as their equal things • Trouble understanding social IS AVAILABLE rules IS A GREAT LISTENER 10 A great mentor • Trouble seeing the consequences 5 Your mentor should should always be of their actions have a ton of relevant available to provide the • Trouble solving problems experience and wisdom help and advice you • Trouble thinking logically they can draw upon need 4 PHILIPPINE NAVYNAV Y PN ROUGHDECKLOG 5 NEWS STORIES under the Assault Armor Battalion of the Philippine Marine Corps. These amphibious landing vehicles allow BRP Ramon our Marine Operating Forces to as- sault any shoreline from decks of Alcaraz back from Navy blesses brand-new fast Navy ships and provide them with armor protection, surface mobility for amphibious and mechanized op- 1st ASEAN-US attack craft, amphibious vehicles erations, communications and main- tenance capabilities. maritime exercise The Philippine Navy (PN) held at its tional pouring of wine for the AAVs headquarters in Naval Station Jose and smashing of sacrificial bottle of The 22 multi-purpose utility ve- Andrada, Roxas Blvd., Manila on wine for the MPACs. hicles consist of the initial batch of The Philippine Navy (PN) accorded a Sept. 23 a blessing ceremony of new- acquisition for the PN’s refleeting fitting arrival and welcome ceremony ly acquired, brand-new three units of These brand-new MPACs are in program to replace its ageing motor at Pier 13, South Harbor, Manila on Multipurpose Attack Craft (MPAC) addition to the three missile-fitted fast vehicle inventory. Sept. 16 for the returning 160-man Mark III, four Amphibious Assault attack craft that historically ushered contingent onboard BRP Ramon Al- Vehicles (AAV) and 22 other utility the PN into the missile-age last year. Aside from its usual operational caraz (PS16) after their successful vehicles. They make up the recently activated and administrative uses, these new participation in the inaugural ASE- 4th Boat Attack Division of the Philip- assets may also be employed to trans- AN-United States Maritime Exercise Secretary of National Defense pine Fleet and will soon be equipped port cargo in support of combat ser- (AUMX) conducted off the waters of (SND), Delfin N. Lorenzana, wit- with machine gun and missile sys- vice support operations and human- Sattahip, Thailand on Sept. 02 to 06 nessed the event as the guest of hon- tems. These highly maneuverable itarian assistance and disaster relief and Port Visit in Ho Chi Minh City, or and was joined by the Navy Chief platform designed for fast interdic- operations if the need arises. Vietnam. Vice Adm. Robert Empedrad, AFP tion of surface targets, quick reaction Chief of Staff Gen. Benjamin Madri- force and naval special operations are These noteworthy assets are tan- Representing the PN Flag Officer gal Jr., and other AFP senior officials. crucial for the conduct of swarming gible manifestations of how the PN’s In Command was the Chief of Naval operations and projection of the “an- capability upgrade has significantly Staff, Rear Adm. Loumer P. Bern- The blessing ceremony was ad- vil” force for coastal defense. progressed in the past few years pro- abe who oversaw the ceremony and ministered by Naval Chief Chaplain viding leverage for the Navy’s bid of joined the families and friends for Col.