Tagbanua-class

The BRP Tagbanua (LC-296) is a landing craft utility of the Philippine Navy, named after the Tagbanua people of Palawan. She is the largest naval vessel built in the Philippines to date.

The craft originated in the LCU Acquisition Project, included in the 2002 Revised Reprioritized Project List with an approved budget of PhP 189 million. The construction contract was awarded on 16 March 2010 to Propmech Corporation, which built the ship jointly with Philippine Iron Construction and Marine Works (PICMW). Propmech handled the overall design together with the engine and propulsion system, while PICMW was responsible for the hull and the ship's fixtures. Fabrication and construction took place at the PICMW shipyard in Jasaan, Misamis Oriental.

The Tagbanua was launched on 28 September 2011. Her maiden voyage and sea trial were conducted on 10–11 November 2011, running from Jasaan, Misamis Oriental, to the port of Navotas in Manila. She was commissioned on 14 December 2011 in a Manila ceremony held for several naval assets, entering service as BRP Tagbanua (AT-296) under the Auxiliary Transport designation. In April 2016, under Philippine Navy Standard Operating Procedures #08, the ship was reclassified from Auxiliary Transport to Landing Craft, and her hull number changed from AT-296 to LC-296.

On 24 February 2013, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, the Tagbanua sailed from Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, to the village of Tanduo in Lahad Datu, Sabah, where followers of the Sultan of Sulu had been holding out for several weeks during their attempt to reclaim the territory.