In
ABS-CBN exclusive news report, a Filipino-Chinese businessman named Edmond
Borja donated two brand new 5-utility boats to the Philippine Navy to help the
troops defending the Philippine sea territory.
Borja owns a boat
making company and he donated two new utility boats which were designed to
transport equipment, people and supplies to help navy troops in monitoring the
West Philippine Sea.
The boats were
actually not warship for any measure, but Philippine Navy
chief Vice Admiral Jesus C. Millan said that boats will be useful to support to
the Phililippine navy and they are very happy to receive them especially that
the boats came from the a civilian.
Meanwhile,
Naval Forces West chief Commodore Manuel Natalio A. Abinuman expressed his
appreciation for the donation. The two boats will be positioned to the Naval Forces
West in Palawan.
“We in the Naval Forces West are very grateful
and happy for this donation as these are another addition to our inventory of
vessels which will be utilized to support ship-to-shore and shore-to-ship
operations,” Abinuman said.
Borja, the donor of
the boats Urges the Filipinos to help each other even in the most little way.
He said that if we will not help each other,
China might have thought that Philippines is no longer interested with Spratly area.
