MANILA, Philippines — The procurement of five more 97-meter multirole response vessels similar to BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) is already underway, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).

The Japanese leader, who concluded his two-day visit to the country on Wednesday, also visited the 97-meter patrol vessel Teresa Magbanua, which Japan provided to the PCG through a yen loan project.

PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Commodore Jay Tarriela, said the deployment of BRP Teresa Magbanua and the agency’s aircraft helped prevent Chinese Research Vessel (CRV) Tan Suo 3 ...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday announced that it has deployed its largest patrol vessel, the BRP Teresa Magbanua(MRRV-9701), and an aircraft to challenge and escort Chinese research ...

After monitoring the vessel's "irregular movements," the PCG deployed its largest patrol vessel, BRP Teresa Magbanua, and an aircraft launched from Laoag on Monday to challenge the Chinese vessel ...

The Philippine coast guard deployed one of its largest ships, the BRP Teresa Magbanua, and an aircraft to observe, challenge, and escort the vessel out of the zone. The 340-foot Chinese research ...

The additions to the PCG fleet will be similar to the BRP Teresa Magbanua and the BRP Melchora Aquino, which have been deployed to patrol the West Philippine Sea, waters within the country’s 370 ...

The Philippines dispatched the BRP Teresa Magbanua, one of its largest coast guard ships, to intercept the Chinese vessel, based on AIS location transponder data from both ships. The vessel has ...

After the meeting, the JCG delegation toured BRP Teresa Magbanua, one of the PCG's largest vessels and designed after Japan's Kunigami-class vessels. They observed a demonstration of arresting ...

PCG’s BRP Teresa Magbanua and an aircraft were deployed to monitor, challenge, and escort the Chinese ship out of the Philippine EEZ. The PCG monitored a manned deep-sea submersible vessel heading to ...