Manila, May 19 -- The country's second offshore patrol vessel (OPV), the prospective BRP Rajah Lakandula (PS-21), will be commissioned on May 29, a ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official said on Tuesday.

"The second OPV, as I mentioned earlier, will be commissioned on (May) 29th, during the Navy Day 128th anniversary celebration by no less than our Commander-in-Chief PBBM (President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr.)," Philippine Fleet (PF) commander Rear Admiral Joe Anthony Orbe said at a press briefing at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.

The future BRP Rajah Lakandula, the sister ship of the first OPV, BRP Rajah Sulayman (PS-20), which was commissioned last February, arrived at the Naval Operating Base Subic in Zambales on May 8, or fou...