Decommissioned WW2 corvette to be sunk during Balikatan military drills

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00:00As part of this year's Balikatan exercises, the decommissioned World War II-era corvette,

00:05once considered the most decorated warship in the Philippine Navy,

00:09the old BRP Miguel Malvar is set to be used as a target and sunk during the joint military drills.

00:16The vessel, originally a United States Navy ship from the 1940s,

00:20also served under Republic of Vietnam Navy before it was turned over to the Philippine Navy in the 1970s.

00:27The Philippine Navy admitted that it is saddened by the decision to make the old BRP Miguel Malvar a target in the exercise,

00:34given the vessel's rich and storied history.

00:37However, the Navy also considers the move symbolic,

00:41representing the modernization and evolving capabilities of the country's naval forces.

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