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(From Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Byline: Juliet Labog-Javellana
A "GIANT" naval cyclone boat worth $30 million is arriving in the country on Feb. 23 as part of United States military assistance to the Philippines.
President Macapagal-Arroyo made the announcement yesterday at the Rotary International Presidential Celebration on Poverty Alleviation at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel.
Addressing the Rotarians, the President said the donation was one of the fruits of restored RP-US relations during her term.
"On security, for instance, when I became President I inherited a military assistance commitment from the United States worth $1.9 million. Now that relationship has ballooned to about $400 million and counting," she said, "including ...