BRP Alcaraz to arrive in RP within two weeks — Navy

From the Daily Tribune (Jul 26): BRP Alcaraz to arrive in RP within two weeks — Navy

The military’s second Hamilton class cutter, BRP Ramon Alcaraz, will be arriving in the country in less than two weeks after its two-month journey from the United States.

Lt. Cmdr. Gregory Gerald Fabic, Navy spokesman, said that BRP Alcaraz is expected to be within the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Aug. 3 from its last stop in Guam.

Fabic said that the ship will be in Subic the following day and a formal arrival ceremony is scheduled Aug. 6 with President Aquino as the expected guest of honor.
The ship, the second Hamilton class cutter of the Navy after BRP Gregorio del Pilar, will be undergoing two-month dry docking procedures before it will be officially commissioned as PF-16 in October.

Fabic said BRP Alcaraz will definitely boost not only the capability of the Navy but also the morale of its personnel.

“The morale of the Navy is very high. We are looking at BRP Ramon Alcaraz as a source of pride among the Filipino, not only for us (in the Navy) but the Filipino people,” Fabic said.

“It’s really a big boost to our capability specifically this will be deployed in the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines,” Fabic added.

BRP Alcaraz started its journey to the Philippines last June.

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