Forces from Manila, Britain, Canada, Japan and the US will take part in the exercises.
More than 1,800 troops will participate in the two-week ‘Sama Sama’ drills in Philippine waters.
With more than 1,800 participants, the drills follow last week’s move by Beijing to block Philippine fishermen from Asia’s most contested maritime feature, the Scarborough Shoal, held by China in the South China Sea. “With this show of force and active engagement of our allies and partners, ‘Sama Sama’ transcends mere military exercises,” Philippine navy chief Rear Admiral Toribio Adaci said at the opening event.
In his remarks, vice admiral Karl Thomas, the commander of the US navy’s seventh fleet, said, “It is important that all nations have a right to sail and operate in the West Philippine Sea, free from … being coerced, free from being intimidated.”Five vessels, two from the US, and one each from Britain, Canada and Japan, joined the Philippine-hosted drills that will run until Oct 13.
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