After
two months in the high seas, BRP Ramon Alcaraz, the second Hamilton-class
cutter in Philippine service, was met off Bolinao, Pangasinan by its sister
ship, BRP Gregorio Del Pilar and an estimated 30 civilian craft Saturday.
This
took place around 3 p.m., according to Philippine Navy spokesperson Lt. Cmdr.
Gregory Fabic.
After
the "meeting point" ceremonies which lasted for almost an hour, BRP
Ramon Alcaraz will proceed to Subic Bay ,
Zambales escorted by the BRP Gregorio Del Pilar.
The
country's newest frigate is expected to dock in Subic Bay
late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.
"BRP
Ramon Alcaraz will anchor for CIQ or customs, immigration, and quarantine until
Monday or two days," Fabic stressed.
After
the CIQ processing, the ship will then moor at the Alava Wharf
The
Filipino warship began its maiden voyage to its new home, Philippines , when it departed Charleston , South Carolina
The
ship made port stops in Mayport , Florida ; San Diego , California ; Hawaii , and Guam .
Last
July 28 at exactly 2 p.m., BRP Ramon Acaraz left Guam for the final stretch of
its journey to the Philippines
One
of the officers on board BRP Ramon Alcaraz, Lt. (JG) Errol Cruz, wrote in his
blog that the sail past activity in Casiguran marked the first official
activity of Alcaraz in Philippine territory.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=551168
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