Retitled: MMOV Lapu-Lapu (5001) - Multi Mission Offshore Vessel

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Duterte leads commissioning of Lapu-Lapu, Dagohoy ships
BRP Lapu-Lapu and BRP Francisco Dagohoy will join the fight against illegal fishing, and may also be tapped to respond during disasters

Mick Basa
Published 10:45 PM, December 21, 2017
Updated 12:10 AM, December 22, 2017

https://www.rappler.com/nation/191964-duterte-lapu-lapu-dagohoy-philippine-ships-commissioning

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Two Philippine-made vessels named after "unheralded" heroes were commissioned here on Thursday, December 21.

President Rodrigo Duterte and Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol led the commissioning of vessels Lapu-Lapu and Francisco Dagohoy. Both vessels are classified as Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas (BRP) or ships of the Republic of the Philippines.

The ships, according to Piñol, would join the 16-vessel fleet of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the fight against illegal fishing. They can also be used to respond during disasters and to transport food.

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2 Visayan heroes 'elevated'

A delighted President addressed the crowd at the Sasa Wharf.

At last, said Duterte, two historical figures of Visayan descent have been "elevated," with the ships named after them.

"I've always been wondering eternally and complaining also. No offense intended to anybody, Filipino man tayong lahat (we're all Filipinos). Bakit kaming mga Bisaya walang hero (Why don't the Visayan people have a hero) in the roll of our national heroes?" the President said.

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Demonstrates positive control of a subject at a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure seminar

MANILA, Philippines (August 27, 2018) - Chief Maritime Enforcement Specialist Daniel Brooks, currently assigned to Maritime Security Response Team West, uses Indonesian Coast Guard volunteers to demonstrate positive control of a subject at a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure seminar as part of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) 2018 aboard Philippine Coast Guard Headquarters in Manila, Philippines. This is the 17th annual SEACAT exercise and includes participants from the U.S., Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia (U.S. photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Micah Blechner) 180827-N-QV906-0238

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