(The Manila Times) THE French surveillance frigate, Vendémiaire (F743), arrived in the country on Tuesday as part of the French Navy’s deployment in Asia to cultivate regional stability, international rule of law, and partnerships among Asian countries.
The French Navy was welcomed on its port call by select representatives and personnel from the Philippine Navy headed by Commander Cyrus Mendoza, the commanding officer of BRP Conrado Yap (PS39).
According to the statement from the Philippine Navy, its counterpart will have limited interactions with the Filipinos during the scheduled shipboard tour, and send-off ceremony on March 11 with customary passing exercise (PASSEX) between the Vendémiaire and a PN ship at a pre-designated location.
All of the activities to be conducted during the visit will adhere strictly to the existing health and bio-safety protocols.
It can be recalled that the frigate’s port call comes after the visit of Rear Admiral Jean-Mathieu Rey, Joint Commander of the French Armed Forces in the Asia Pacific (ALPACI), together with the French Ambassador to the Philippines, Michèle Boccoz at the PN headquarters on March 7, where they discussed interoperability, readiness to work together and explore possible areas of collaborations between the two nations’ navies… Read More
