A Manila official did not provide details on the scale or timing of the proposed patrols. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MANILA - The Philippines and the United States are discussing conducting joint coast guard patrols, including in the South China Sea, a Manila official said on Monday.
Mr Tarriela did not provide details on the scale or timing of the proposed patrols, which come after the Pentagon said this month the United States and the Philippines had “agreed to restart joint maritime patrols in the South China Sea”. “There is also a possibility that it will be conducted in the South China Sea in support of the freedom of navigation of the United States government,” he said.
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