New patrol boats for Philippines

State Department awards contract to firm to provide Manila with the boats.

US to Deliver Four New Patrol Vessels to the Philippines

By Prashanth Parameswaran

The Philippines will receive four new patrol vessels from a U.S. company in November 2015, the firm announced September 3.

According Willard Marine Inc., the U.S. State Department had awarded it a contract to provide the Philippine National Police Maritime Group with patrol vessels equipped for search and rescue operations along the country’s maritime borders.

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Source: thediplomat.com

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