Philippines Stuns the World With Its First-Ever RIMPAC Coast Guard Deployment

Philippines Stuns the World With Its First-Ever RIMPAC Coast Guard Deployment The Philippine Coast Guard has made history — becoming the first and only foreign coast guard ever invited to actively participate in RIMPAC 2026, the world's largest international maritime exercise in Hawaii. BRP Gabriela Silang set sail on June 4, joining over 30 nations alongside the Philippine Navy's BRP Miguel Malvar. This milestone signals the PCG's rapid modernization, growing US partnership, and its rising role in Indo-Pacific maritime security. #RIMPAC2026 #PhilippineCoastGuard #WestPhilippineSea #IndoPacific #BRPGabrielaSilang #Newsloop NewsLoop delivers timely news coverage, editorial reporting, and analysis of major global developments. This video may contain licensed visual materials from Agence France-Presse (AFP) and other authorized sources, incorporated into original editorial content.