Japanese submarine JS Oyashio (SS-511) and the two Japanese destroyers JS Ariake (DD-109) and JS Setogiri (DD-156) are docked at the Alava Pier yesterday morning, the first visit of a Japanese submarine since 2001. The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) and the Philippine Navy (PN) will have a series of confidence building activities, shipboard tours, and goodwill games of football and basketball. (Jonas Reyes)