Members of the Hawaii Filipino community welcome Philippine navy Capt. Alberto Cruz, commanding officer of the Philippine navy frigate BRP Gregorio del Pilar, which arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled port visit. The ship, a former U.S. Coast Guard cutter, is en route to the Republic of the Philippines to join the Philippine navy fleet. As a multi-mission surface combatant ship, Gregorio del Pilar becomes the first gas turbine, jet engine-powered vessel in the Philippine navy.