The Philippine Coast Guard has deployed four new high-speed response boats or HSRB as part of the PCG’s maritime security enhancement in Western Mindanao. The boats – HSRBs 023, 024, 027 and 028 – were received and blessed during a ceremony led by Commodore Marco Antonio Gines, chief of the Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao and CGD Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The watercraft were part of the 40 units procured by the PCG from a local ship-building company in Cebu.

Pareño, R. (2024, August 28). PCG's high-speed response boats deployed in Western Mindanao. The Philippine Star, p. 8.