Maritime Forum


A Tribute to Commo Carlos L Agustin AFP (Ret),RIP, Chairman – Maritime Forum, President – Maritime League

A native of Manila, Commodore Carlos Leong Agustin AFP (Ret) graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, USA in 1960. He took Weapons Systems Engineering at the US Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA; Naval Staff Course at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, UK; NR course in National Security Management at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces,…


Keeping Our US Alliance Alive

I cannot forget that final day in 1977 when we in the DND Strategic Studies Group (SSG) headed by then Col Salvador Regalado PAF that was specially created by DND Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile, presented our final proposed draft of the revised PH-US Military Bases Agreement (MBA) when, after the ensuing discussions, we were surprised by the position paper prepared…



138th Maritime Forum

The 138th Maritime Forum was hosted by DENR Secretary Gen Roy Cimatu, and chaired by Maritime League President Commo Carlos L Agustin AFP(Ret) on 19-October-2018 at DENR HQ, Manila. Guest speakers Dr Cora Claudio; CDR Carter Luma-ang, NAMRIA,; Laguna Lake representative Jose Salandan; Ambassador Vidal Querol (Retired PNP Director), as well as Trustees and members of the Maritime League were…



The Maritime League at 25

The Maritime League, the Philippine maritime foundation, was established in 1991 to address the need for an organization which will help spur progress in the maritime profession and advance the interest of the maritime industry. How did it start? I asked its Founding Chairman and President, Commo Carlos L Agustin, and this is what he said: “It was ‘spawned’ at…