BRP Bacolod City celebrates today Silver Year of Service to our Maritime Nationhttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3919578031401079&id=231970423495210BRP Bacolod City (LC550), a Logistic Support Vessel (LSV) of the Philippine Navy was made as medium to upgrade the transport capability of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in support to military operations and develop economic trust of the government.
BRP Bacolod City was born and launched on April 01, 1993, in which four Officers and 26 Enlisted Personnel sailing crew brought her from Mississippi and arrived to the Philippines of the same year over a 54-day voyage. She was named in recognition of the economic progress attained by Bacolod City and was commissioned in the Philippine Navy (PN) on December 03, 1993 under the Service Force now named Sealift Amphibious Force (SAF).
Her first skipper was then Lt. Cdr. Paterno E Labiano followed by 33 outstanding commanding officers. Currently, she is now skippered by Cdr. Elvira R Gonzalez along with eight Officers and 56 Enlisted Personnel as her ship’s crew.
Flexing her might in her early years in the service, she attained outstanding performance and numerous accomplishments. She was a recipient of Kahusayan “K” award for having been selected as PN Service Ship of the Year 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002.
Over the years, she had accomplished various missions in different areas like: Territorial Defense, Security and Stability Operations through the conduct of Marine Patrols, Joint Military Exercises, and Rotations and Re-provisions of security personnel in the island detachments in Kalayaan Group of Island, West Philippine Sea; Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Operations during onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda in Tacloban last 2013; and in Force Level Command, control and support operations to ensure readiness in all missions such as her designation as an alternate Presidential Ship during former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s Tubbataha Reef’s visit.
With its great contribution to our maritime nation, BRP Bacolod City was given plaque of merit for having been adjudged as service ship of the year in 2010, plaque of recognition for being the transport ship of the year in 2016. This year she was given plaque of appreciation for its successful conduct of various sealift operations under operational control of Fleet-Marine Ready Force which immensely contributed to the accomplishment of the command’s mission.
Continue to sail high within territorial waters and safeguard our sea. Sustain and maintain the conduct of Sealift Amphibious missions for the service to our maritime nation. Bon voyage, fair winds and following seas. Happy Silver Anniversary!
