The Philippines has assuredly to shop for 5 coast secure patrol ships from Japan in a offer utility greater than $400 million, Manila stated Friday, because the Southeast Asian nation faces rising Chinese language force within the South China Sea.
Japan will mortgage the Philippines 64.38 billion yen ($413 million) to shop for the 5 97-meter Multi-Position Reaction Vessels and pay for the “development of the required support facilities,” the overseas ministry stated in a commentary.