Monday, October 29, 2012

2nd Philippine Navy warship from US to arrive February

From the Philippine Star (Oct 29): 2nd Philippine Navy warship from US to arrive February

The second warship to be acquired by the Navy from the United States (US) is expected to arrive by February, Defense Secretary Voltraire Gazmin said Monday. Gazmin said US Pacific Command chief Adm. Samuel Locklear III gave him the assurance of the second warship's delivery during their meeting in Hawaii early this month. “Our new ship will be coming sometime next year, about February. I met with Admiral Locklear in Hawaii before I joined the trip of the president to Australia and New Zealand. He assured us that the ship will arrive by February 2013,” he said. The scheduled arrival of BRP Ramon Alcaraz in February is a month later than the initial expectations....
 
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=864750&publicationSubCategoryId=200

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