The Department of National Defense on Tuesday formally received from a private contractor the newly completed P268-million beaching ramp on Pag-asa Island. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the completion of the ramp should not be construed as a move by the Philippine government to “militarize” Pag-asa, the country’s largest outpost in the West Philippine Sea. The Department of National Defense (DND) on Tuesday formally received from a private contractor the newly completed P268-million beaching ramp on Pag-asa Island, a major improvement intended to speed up the transport of cargo to the country’s largest outpost in the West Philippine Sea.

Andrade, J. I. (2020, June 10). Newly built beaching ramp on Pag-asa Island turned over to DND. Philippine Daily Inquirer, pp. A1, A2.