CAGAYAN de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has asked the United States to donate to the country the USS Philippine Sea, a warship that the US is set to 'deactivate' in 2025.
CAGAYAN de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has asked the United States to donate to the country the USS Philippine Sea, a warship that the US is set to 'deactivate' in 2025.Rodriguez's appeal was contained in letters addressed to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd James Austin III and Ambassador to Manila MaryKay Carlson.
'With its historical background and its name being apropos and relevant to the current issue on our West Philippine Sea sovereign rights being illegally challenged by China, may I request that the USS Philippine Sea be donated to the Philippines,' Rodriguez, a lawyer, said in his Aug. 5, 2024 letters to three US officials. Rep. Rufus Rodriguez.
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