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BRP Teresa Magbanua on Sunday departed from Escoda Shoal with her mission accomplished, National Maritime Council (NMC) chairperson Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAfter more than five months at sea, where she carried out her sentinel duties against overwhelming odds, BRP Teresa Magbanua is now sailing back to her homeport with her mission accomplished,\u201d Bersamin said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The official emphasized the challenges BRP Teresa Magbanua encountered during her mission.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cDuring her deployment at Escoda Shoal, she challenged an encirclement by a larger flotilla of intruders, battled inclement weather, with her crew surviving on diminished daily provisions,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWhat made this possible is the determination and dedication of the men and women on board, who crewed her in the finest tradition of our Philippine Coast Guard sailors, and in honor of the heroine for whom she was named,\u201d he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The MNC chief further explained why the vessel is returning to its homeport.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThis repositioning will allow the Magbanua to address the medical needs of some of her crew, undergo needed repairs, and allow her crew to enjoy a well-deserved furlough and reunion with their loved ones,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n He said the ship would resume performing its duty of defending the country after all the mentioned undertakings are completed.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAfter she has been resupplied and repaired, and her crew recharged, she will be in tiptop shape to resume her mission, along with other PCG and AFP assets, as defenders of our sovereignty,\u201d Bersamin added.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BRP Teresa Magbanua on Sunday departed from Escoda Shoal with her mission accomplished, National Maritime Council (NMC) chairperson Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said. “After more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8615"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8615"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8617,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8615\/revisions\/8617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}