RP to send 2 patrol boats to Lebanon.

**Elroi** · August 9th, 2006 04:14 AM

Originally Posted by scarab

...grabe noh. i wonder how much they charge in panama.

around 150k din back in 1999.. baka nagtaas na sila ng toll ngayon..

at least the gov't. is doing something to help our kababayans in lebanon..

**oldblue** · August 9th, 2006 04:28 AM

is this true? 90M? laki ng budget kasama na ba dun pang missile intercept?

**Camgen6** · August 9th, 2006 04:29 AM

Originally Posted by mazdamazda

If smaller yatchs & water vessels can do cross-ocean crossing what more with the Philippine Coast Guard's 56-foot Australian-built Search & Rescue ships.

That's because the air route evacuation is now not feasible since Israel started destroying bridges in Lebanon. The Philippine g6vernment has been hiring chartered planes before to fly in Filipino evacuees from Lebanon.

I think this is one of the PCG's new SAR vessel:

So what are they to do? We complain constantly that the government is doing nothing to evacuate Filipinos and when someone volunteers to do it - we still call them bobo.

Damned if you do... damned if you don't!

56 feet? napaka liit naman yata? baka 56 yards.

**Jun aka Pekto** · August 9th, 2006 07:07 AM

Originally Posted by medyas

56 feet? napaka liit naman yata? baka 56 yards.

56 meters (~180 ft) perhaps? They're sea-faring vessels. But, I wonder what their passenger-holding capacity are? I imagine they'll be used to ferry evacuees from Lebanon to a safer location where they'll catch a plane to the Philippines. Godspeed for them.

If they play their cards right, I suppose the PCG vessels can refuel with the US Navy while doing evac duties. The money earmarked for fuel could be just for the journey to and back from Lebanon.

**j_avonni** · August 9th, 2006 08:12 AM

I heard the plan has been called off. Dahil sa gastos and they admitted that the boats are good for interisland voyages only.

**mazdamazda** · August 9th, 2006 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by chua_riwap

Gobyerno natin, tutulong na rin lang, dapat lubus-lubusin na. Bakit di PAL 747 ang ipadala, o di kaya yung SuperFerry?

As I've said... the usual land & air route is now not feasible since Israel destroyed a lot bridges in Lebanon.

And FYI - the government has been chartering planes to fly Pinoys from Middle-East & Mediterranean countries to Manila. The ships will be used to ferry Pinoys from Lebanon to these countries.

And FYI - PAL & Cebu Pacific will be sending aircrafts (for free) to those countries to pickup Pinoy evacuees.

Originally Posted by j_avonni

I heard the plan has been called off. Dahil sa gastos and they admitted that the boats are good for interisland voyages only.

They said that it would be more feasbile to charter ships in the region - but the PCG's ships would still be on standby if they would ever be needed.

**Jun aka Pekto** · August 9th, 2006 08:47 AM

Too bad the PCG vessels aren't going. It'd be nice to show the flag so far from home. Sleek-looking vessels too. But, chartering ships is more practical.