BRP Gabriela Silang returns to the Philippines after overseas mission

Marilyn Cahatol

ABS-CBN News

<p>The BRP Gabriela Silang returned at the Port Area in Manila on Monday, April 21, after the successful completion of its 26-day tri-country port visit mission in Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.</p><p>The military ship first docked in Thailand in April 1, Malaysia in April 8, and Vietnam in April 14 to 17. </p><p>The PCG delegates attended a series of engagement, meetings and discussion with other countries’ coast guards aimed at enhancing interoperability and trust, strengthening crisis coordination, and exchanging best practices on maritime safety, law enforcement, and environmental protection.</p><p>The mission is part of the coast guard’s effort to strengthen maritime diplomacy under the framework of the ASEAN Coast Guard Forum (ACF). </p><p>Like the Philippines, Vietnam has a dispute with China over the South China Sea.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/6/18/south-china-sea-why-are-vietnam-china-tensions-flaring-757">South China Sea: Why are Vietnam-China tensions flaring?</a></div><p>In August last year, the Philippines and Vietnam asigned a defense cooperation against the disruptions caused by the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG). </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/8/ph-vietnam-leaders-seek-to-enhance-strategic-partnership-2254">PH, Vietnam leaders seek to ‘enhance strategic partnership’</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/09w4wY7M3vU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The BRP Gabriela Silang returned at the Port Area in Manila on Monday, April 21, after the successful completion of its 26-day tri-country port visit mission in Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.</p>

The BRP Gabriela Silang returned at the Port Area in Manila on Monday, April 21, after the successful completion of its 26-day tri-country port visit mission in Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.

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BRP Gabriela Silang returns to the Philippines after overseas mission

BRP Gabriela Silang returns to the Philippines after overseas mission

Marilyn Cahatol,

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Published Apr 21, 2025 05:00 PM PHT

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