菲律賓新近獲得美國軍艦後保證加強海上巡邏

Philippines President Benigno Aquino is promising enhanced maritime patrols following the arrivAl of a second decommissioned warship from the United States.

President Aquino made his comments Tuesday at a ceremony that saw the 3,250-ton cutter, renamed the BRP Ramon Alcaraz, officially dock at a former U.S. naval base, Subic Bay.

Mr. Aquino's speech did not mention China, which is involved in a bitter territorial dispute with the Philippines over a resource-rich area in the South China Sea.

It is the second warship recently donated by the U.S. to Manila, which does not have a strong navy compared to many of its neighbors.菲律賓總統阿基諾承諾該國在獲得第二艘美國退役軍艦後將加強海上巡航。

阿基諾星期二在迎接3250噸的美國海岸警衛隊退役巡邏艦“艾卡拉茲號”正式駛進蘇比克灣的前美軍基地時發表了上述講話。美軍曾在蘇比克灣設有海軍基地。

阿基諾沒有提及中國。但中菲兩國在資源豐富的南中國海海域存有領海爭議。

這是美國向菲律賓捐贈的第二艘軍艦。和鄰國相比，菲律賓海軍軍力較弱。