A 13-member Philippine Navy team broke into a vessel and "rescued" 13 hostages from terrorists off Cebu province on Thursday.
The rescue is part of a joint military training exercise between the Philippine and US Navies, GMA Cebu reported Friday.
Thursday's rescue operation was among the activities of the last day of the training where the Navy personnel were briefed on tactics on visit, board, search and seizure, and tactical quarter combat.
Lt. James Reyes, spokesman of the Philippine Navy Forces Central (Navforcen) said Thursday's exercise also showed the exchange of anti-terrorism information between the Philippines and the US.
Reyes said both the Philippine and US Navies learned much from each other.
"We are ready for any hindi magandang mangyari, and we are here to respond," he said.
Following the two-week joint exercise in Cebu, the two navies will take part in another two-week exercise in Tawi-Tawi.
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