PH to get 2 newly decommissioned US patrol ships

The Philippines will acquire two newly decommissioned patrol ships from the United States (US) Navy.

The US Naval Forces Central Command on Tuesday retired the nearly three decades old USS Monsoon and USS Chinook during a ceremony in its base in Bahrain.

These are scheduled to be turned over to the Philippine Navy before midyear, but both the Philippine Navy and the US Embassy in Manila have not made any official announcement about the ship transfer.

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