2017 BRP
Suluan participated in the field training phase of SEACAT 2017 Exercise.
2018 In November 2018, the BRP
Suluan participated in a joint anti-piracy drill with the
Japan Coast Guard ship
Echigo (PLH-08) and PCG ships the and . The drill was held in
Manila Bay and featured the mock hijacking of a vessel and arrest of the perpetrators aboard the ship.
2025 On August 11, 2025, the BRP
Suluan, along with
BRP Teresa Magbanua, accompanied the M/V
Pamamalakaya to conduct the “Kadiwa Para sa Bagong Bayaning Mangingisda (KBBM)” initiative in
Bajo de Masinloc. During the operation, Filipino vessels and fishermen encountered hazardous maneuvers and blocking actions from
China Coast Guard and
People's Liberation Army Navy vessels in the vicinity. In particular, the BRP
Suluan was targeted with a water cannon by a
Type 056 corvette, the CCG 3104 (formerly known as the CNS
Ningde), but the seamanship skills by BRP
Suluan crew members allowed the vessel to successfully avoid being hit. 3104 chasing Philippine Coast Guard
BRP Suluan with water cannon before T-boning the side of
PLA Navy 164 in
Bajo de Masinloc In a Facebook post,
Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for the
West Philippine Sea, Commodore
Jay Tarriela, said the collision between CCG 3104 and
Type 052D destroyer CNS Guilin happened while the former was chasing BRP Suluan at high speed. “CCG 3104 performed a risky maneuver from the PCG vessel's starboard quarter, leading to the impact with the PLA Navy warship. This resulted in substantial damage to the CCG vessel's forecastle, rendering it unseaworthy,” Tarriela said. Following the collision, the BRP
Suluan personnel, along with BRP
Teresa Magbanua, issued a radio call offering assistance but received no response. Forty-two crew members of BRP
Suluan earned the Coast Guard Bronze Cross Medal and Ribbon, while the commanding officer of BRP
Suluan, Captain Jomark Angue, earned the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal and Ribbon. ==References==