BRP Datu Pagbuaya

History
Philippines
Name	BRP Datu Pagbuaya
Namesake	Datu Pagbuaya, a datu of Bohol who founded Dapitan in northern Mindanao
Operator	Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Ordered	2020
Builder	Josefa Slipways Inc., Sual, Pangasinan, Philippines
Completed	2022
Identification	Hull number: MMOV-3003
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Datu Cabaylo-class multi-mission offshore vessel
Length	30.0 m (98 ft)
Propulsion	*2 × 4,300 kW (5,800 shp) MTU diesel engines 1 × 75 kW (101 shp) bow thruster
Speed	14+ knots (26+ km/h)
Endurance	10 days, 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) Designed to be on patrol 2,500 hours per year [1] [2]
Complement	2 officers, 10 crew
Sensors & processing systems	L-3 C4ISR suite AN/SPS-78 surface search and navigation radar [3] [4]

BRP Datu Pagbuaya (MMOV-3003) (also known as DA-BFAR MMOV-3003) is the third ship of the Datu Cabaylo-class of 30-meter multi-mission offshore civilian patrol vessels being built for the Philippine government's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. The ship was built by Josefa Slipways, Inc. in Sual, Pangasinan and was launched on the 3rd quarter of 2022. Its intended mission is to guard Philippine waters against illegal fishing.

Maritime Incidents

BRP Datu Pagbuaya being rammed by China Coast Guard vessel 21559 near Pag-asa Island

On October 12, 2025, China Coast Guard vessel 21559 water cannoned then intentionally rammed BRP Datu Pagbuaya less than 2 nautical miles from Pag-asa Island, which is well within the territorial sea of the Philippines. ^[5] BRP Datu Pagbuaya was on a maritime patrol at the time.

References

1. https://www.bfar.da.gov.ph/2024/10/15/press-release-on-the-sideswiping-of-brp-datu-cabaylo-mmov-3001-by-a-chinese-maritime-militia-vessel-on-11-october-2024-in-the-vicinity-waters-of-pag-asa-sandy-cay-4/
2. https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/06/22/business/maritime/josefa-slipway-launches-new-multi-mission-offshore-vessel/1848204
3. https://www.bfar.da.gov.ph/2024/10/15/press-release-on-the-sideswiping-of-brp-datu-cabaylo-mmov-3001-by-a-chinese-maritime-militia-vessel-on-11-october-2024-in-the-vicinity-waters-of-pag-asa-sandy-cay-4/
4. https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/06/22/business/maritime/josefa-slipway-launches-new-multi-mission-offshore-vessel/1848204
5. Serquiña, Mariel Celine (October 12, 2025). "China Coast Guard ship watercannons, rams PH vessel near Pag-asa". GMA News Online. GMA Integrated News.