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Obama says the U.S. will transfer a research vessel
to help navigate territorial waters and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter. He
announced the transfer Tuesday after touring the BRP Gregorio del Pilar,
a Philippine Navy warship once owned by the U.S. and now considered one
of the most advanced in Southeast Asia.
Obama says the U.S. has an "ironclad" commitment to
security in the Philippines. The U.S. has tried to boost security ties
with the Philippines in a bid to check China's territorial ambitions in
disputed waters of the South China Sea.
Obama is in Manila attending the annual summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation group.
