MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ann): The Philippine Navy’s newly-acquired antisubmarine vessel detected a US submarine passing underwater off Palawan while it was on patrol last year, Navy flag officer in command Vice Adm. Robert Empedrad said on Wednesday (Jan 15).
“For the first time, the BRP Conrado Yap was able to detect a submarine under it while (it was) sailing somewhere in Palawan, ” Empedrad said in an interview with reporters at the Bonifacio naval station in Taguig City.
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