The Mahatao Forward Operating Base is a military base in Mahatao, Batanes, the Philippines.
| Mahatao Forward Operating Base | |
|---|---|
| Mahatao, Batanes, Philippines | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Forward operating base |
| Controlled by | Philippine Navy Philippine Marine Corps |
| Location | |
 | |
| Coordinates | 20°25′11.8″N 121°56′47.3″E / 20.419944°N 121.946472°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | August 28, 2025 |
| Built by |  Philippines |
| In use | 2025–present |
History
editThe Northern Luzon Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) inaugurated the Mahatao Forward Operating Base on August 28, 2025.[1] Plans to open a base in Mahatao is already present in April 2024.[2]
Facilities
editThe Mahatao Forward Operating Base is situated on Batan Island which is under the municipality of Mahatao in Batanes province.[3] It is intended to host units of the Philippine Navy and Philippine Marine Corps under the Northern Luzon Naval Command and Marine Battalion Landing Team-10.[4]
References
edit- ↑ Mendoza, John Eric (August 29, 2025). "Navy opens new forward operating base on strategic Batanes island". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ↑ Aspinwall, Nick. "Philippines beefs up defences on its northernmost edge amid China tensions". Al Jazeera. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ↑ Lariosa, Aaron-Matthew (August 29, 2025). "Philippine Military Opens New Luzon Strait Base Near Taiwan". USNI News. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
- ↑ Sadongdong, Martin (August 30, 2025). "AFP sets up forward operating base in Batanes for territorial defense". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 31, 2025.