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The first maritime cooperative exercise by naval and air assets of the US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines was conducted Sunday in the West Philippine Sea even as the Chinese military held its own air and naval drills in the contested waters.
Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. said the sequence of bilateral and multilateral activities aims to enhance the Philippines’ capability for both individual and collective self-defense. Earlier, President Marcos issued a strongly worded statement on March 28, vowing the country would not be “cowed into silence, submission, or subservience” by China.
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