06-06-2025
PCG sends off PH vessel for US-Japan maritime exercise
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday conducted a send-off ceremony for the BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701), which will join the second trilateral maritime exercise with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Japan Coast Guard (JCG).
The exercise will be held in the vicinity waters of Kagoshima, Japan today.
According to the Coast Guard, the participants will also conduct a Search and Rescue Exercise in the vicinity waters of Kinko-Bay.
'The PCG recognizes the significant contributions of USCG and JCG in improving the skills and expertise of its men and women through various human resource development programs,' it said in a statement.
PCG added that it seeks a stronger collaboration and deeper diplomatic relations with its counterparts through the exercise.
The first trilateral maritime exercise was held in the vicinity waters off Mariveles, Bataan in June 2023. —Joahna Lei Casilao/ VAL, GMA Integrated News
