Philippines will buy 5 patrol boats from Japan in 23.9 bn deal amid growing rift in South China Sea

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Tokyo is a major provider of overseas development assistance to the Philippines. The Philippine Coast Guard currently operates two 97-meter patrol vessels as part of a fleet deemed insufficient for patrolling the waters of the vast archipelago nation. read more Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. Reuters File Amid growing tensions in the South China Sea, the Philippines is all set to purchase five patrol vessels from Japan with the cost of 23.9 billion Philippine...