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.