TOKYO, April 30 -- Prime Minister and His Cabinet issued the following highlight:
1. On April 30, from 2:40 p.m. local time (3:40 p.m. Japan time) for approximately 45 minutes, Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru visited the 97m-class patrol vessel "Teresa Magbanua," which Japan provided to the Philippine Coast Guard through yen loan project.
2. Prime Minister Ishiba expressed his appreciation to the officers of the Philippine Coast Guard engaged in maritime safety activities.
3. In addition, he also gave oversight to technical guidance provided to the Philippine Coast Guard by Japan Coast Guard officers dispatched from the Japan Coast Guard's Mobile Corporation Team.
(Reference 1) Provision of 97m-class patrol vessels
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