2 frigates from SKorea named after Rizal, Luna

By The Manila Times

Dec 21, 2018 12:10 am

The two frigates that the Philippines will acquire from South Korea will be named after two Filipino heroes, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Thursday.

Lorenzana said the two missile-armed ships being constructed by South Korea-based shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) would be baptized BRP Antonio Luna and BRP Jose Rizal.

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