{"id":101877,"date":"2017-05-10T21:36:10","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T01:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=101877"},"modified":"2017-05-10T21:36:10","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T01:36:10","slug":"indonesian-made-ship-is-newest-addition-to-philippine-navy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/05\/10\/indonesian-made-ship-is-newest-addition-to-philippine-navy\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesian made ship is newest addition to Philippine navy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_101878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101878\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1010150_10152539189862956_5770691743558969356_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101878\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1010150_10152539189862956_5770691743558969356_n.jpg\" alt=\"The Philippine navy welcomed on Wednesday a second Indonesian-made amphibious landing dock as part of the military's modernization program. (Photo: PHILIPPINE NAVY\/ Facebook)\" width=\"960\" height=\"842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1010150_10152539189862956_5770691743558969356_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1010150_10152539189862956_5770691743558969356_n-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1010150_10152539189862956_5770691743558969356_n-768x674.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Philippine navy welcomed on Wednesday a second Indonesian-made amphibious landing dock as part of the military&#8217;s modernization program. (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/philippinenavy\">PHILIPPINE NAVY\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA\u2013 The\u00a0Philippine\u00a0navy welcomed on Wednesday a second Indonesian-made amphibious landing dock as part of the military&#8217;s modernization program.<\/p>\n<p>The new ship named BRP Davao del Sur arrived at Manila&#8217;s South Harbor to a ceremony led by Rear Adm. Gaudencio Collado Jr., commander of the\u00a0Philippine\u00a0Fleet.<\/p>\n<p>The delivery completes a 3.8 billion peso ($76 million) procurement of two such vessels from Indonesian shipbuilder PT PAL Indonesia, said navy spokesman Capt. Lued Lincuna.<\/p>\n<p>The ship sailed from Surabaya, Indonesia&#8217;s second-largest city, with 120\u00a0Filipino\u00a0sailors and a 10-man Indonesian delivery crew.<\/p>\n<p>The BRP Tarlac, the first of the two Indonesian-made ships, arrived in the country last year. It has already taken part in missions including a naval blockade against militants, seajackings and kidnappings in southern\u00a0Philippine\u00a0waters.<\/p>\n<p>Both ships serve as command-and-control vessels during humanitarian operations as well as for military sealift and transport, Lincuna said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u2013 The\u00a0Philippine\u00a0navy welcomed on Wednesday a second Indonesian-made amphibious landing dock as part of the military&#8217;s modernization program. 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