The BRP Artemio Ricarte (PS-37), an Emilio Jacinto class Vessel of the Philippine Navy (PN), recently participated in the Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) Philippine Indonesia (PHILINDO) XXXVIII-24 with the Indonesian Navy (IN) in the Maritime Borders of both Countries.
During the Exercise, 21 Filipinos who were detained in Indonesia due to one Reason or another were also handed over to the Ship which brought them home back to the Philippines. The Ship and the Filipino Repatriates were welcomed in a Ceremony in Davao upon their arrival.
The BRP Ricarte was commissioned into Service by the PN in 1997, and from that time until the start of the arrival of the Del Pilar class Vessels in 2010, the Jacinto-class Vessels were the most modern and most capable Ships of the PN then with their remote controlled 76/62 Compact 76 mm caliber and DS25 25 mm caliber Guns.
SOURCES:
Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao Facebook Page Post, 11/23/24 – 1044H {Archived Link}
Eastern Mindanao Command, AFP Facebook Page Post, 11/25/24 – 1315H {Archived Link}
