FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2013, file photo, the BRP Ramon Alcaraz, the second warship of the Philippine Navy, prepares to dock for a formal welcoming ceremony at Subic Freeport, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Manila, Philippines. U.S. and Philippine navy ships have patrolled waters in the southern Philippines where kidnappings by ransom-seeking Abu Sayyaf militants have sparked a regional security alarm. U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Arlo Abrahamson said a Navy combat ship, the USS Coronado, and the Philippine Navy frigate BRP Ramon Alcaraz completed the four-day patrol at the Sulu Sea on Saturday, July 1, 2017, adding that the operation was carried out at the request of the Philippine government. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
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