Philippines to buy 5 coast guard ships from Japan

by Agence France-Presse - Francisco Tuyay

May 18, 2024 12:14 am

(UPDATE) THE Philippines has agreed to buy five coast guard patrol ships from Japan in a deal worth more than $400 million, Manila said Friday, as the Southeast Asian country faces growing Chinese pressure in the South China Sea.

Japan will loan the Philippines 64.38 billion yen ($413 million) to buy the five 97-meter Multi-Role Response Vessels and pay for the 'development of the required support facilities,' the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement.

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