{"id":93204,"date":"2017-03-09T00:51:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T05:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=93204"},"modified":"2017-03-09T00:51:11","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T05:51:11","slug":"one-of-pns-oldest-ship-to-undergo-dry-docking-related-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/09\/one-of-pns-oldest-ship-to-undergo-dry-docking-related-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"One of PN’s oldest ship to undergo dry-docking, related repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BRP Pangasinan is one of the six Miguel Malvar-class corvettes in PN service. Originally, there were 11 but four of these were retired from service and one was grounded (Photo: BRP Pangasinan – PS31\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013One of the country’s remaining World II vintage corvettes, the BRP Pangasinan (PS-31), will undergo dry-docking and other related repairs to ensure that she will remain mission-capable as the Philippine Navy (PN) awaits the arrival and delivery of its new ships.<\/p>\n

Budget for the project is placed at PHP 36,127,000, the PN Bids and Awards Secretariat said in a bid bulletin posted at the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System.<\/p>\n

Winning bidders must be able to deliver the services and parts within 90 days.<\/p>\n

Pre-bid conference is scheduled for March 22, 9 a.m. at the Office of the PN Bids and Awards Committee Naval Station Jose Francisco, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.<\/p>\n

BRP Pangasinan is one of the six Miguel Malvar-class corvettes in PN service. Originally, there were 11 but four of these were retired from service and one was grounded<\/p>\n

The former and her remaining sister ships were formerly the US Navy’s Admirable-class minesweepers which was constructed and commissioned during the World War II.<\/p>\n

They were transferred to the PN during the 1970s as part of the US Military Assistance Program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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