The Philippine Navy (PN) will be deploying BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF-15) to this year's ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Maritime Security & Counter-Terrorism Exercises and the Maritime Training Activity Seagull. BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF-15), a former US Coastguard Cutter, will depart the country this week, according to Lt. Cmdr. Marineth Domingo, the Navy's acting public affairs officer. The Exercises will be held in Brunei and Singapore this May 1 to 12.
BRP Gregorio Del Pilar will leave Manila with a AW-109 Naval Helicopter and Naval Special Operations Team. "This 11-day multi-lateral exercise will be focusing on maritime security and counter-terrorism," Domingo said, referring to the first exercise dubbed ASEAN Defense Minister's Meeting-Plus Maritime Security and Counter-Terrorism Exercise 2016. Eighteen countries will participate in the annual maneuvers and the 10 regular members are identified as the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The eight non-regular member countries are Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation and the United States. BRP Gregorio Del Pilar was acquired from the US Coastguard in 2011 followed by another retired US Coastguard Cutter named BRP Ramon Alcaraz in 2013. These are the two largest Philippine Navy ships in service today.
BRP Gregorio Del Pilar will leave Manila with a AW-109 Naval Helicopter and Naval Special Operations Team. "This 11-day multi-lateral exercise will be focusing on maritime security and counter-terrorism," Domingo said, referring to the first exercise dubbed ASEAN Defense Minister's Meeting-Plus Maritime Security and Counter-Terrorism Exercise 2016. Eighteen countries will participate in the annual maneuvers and the 10 regular members are identified as the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The eight non-regular member countries are Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation and the United States. BRP Gregorio Del Pilar was acquired from the US Coastguard in 2011 followed by another retired US Coastguard Cutter named BRP Ramon Alcaraz in 2013. These are the two largest Philippine Navy ships in service today.
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