日本から巡視船調達で正式合意　フィリピン

　【マニラ時事】フィリピン政府は１７日、日本から大型巡視船（全長約９７メートル）５隻を調達することで正式に合意したと発表した。フィリピン沿岸警備隊の強化を目的とする円借款プロジェクトの一環で、総額約６４４億円。南シナ海で覇権主義的な動きを強める中国が念頭にあるとみられる。（2024/05/17-16:57）

The Philippine government said Friday it has agreed to procure five more large patrol ships from Japan.
   The procurement of the 97-meter-long ships worth 64.4 billion yen, part of the Japanese government's low-rate yen-loan program, is aimed at enhancing the Philippine Coast Guard's capabilities at a time when China is stepping up its hegemonic moves in the South China Sea.
   Under the program, Japan previously agreed to provide the Southeast Asian country with 10 44-meter-long patrol ships in 2013 and two 97-meter-long vessels in 2016.
   Deliveries of the just announced five ships are expected to take place between 2027 and 2028.
   Last December, the coast guard said it would build a facility in Subic Bay of Luzon Island for use by the procured large patrol ships.