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EXERCISE ROUTE. Five ships—the BRP Gregorio Del Pilar and BRP Ramon Alcaraz ; the US Navy’s USS Mobile ; Australia’s HMAS Warramunga ; and Japan’s JS Akebono —will trace the waters of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone from south to north today in a Maritime Cooperative Activity , according to the Department of Defense.
The exercise will take place in the disputed waterway—which Beijing claims almost entirely—days before US President Joe Biden is due to hold the first trilateral summit with the leaders of the Philippines and Japan. In its report, the PCG said their personnel and the BFAR were dropping floating aggregate devices or “payao” when two CCG vessels with ship numbers 21551 and 21556), which were the “usual interdictors” in the resupply operation in Ayungin Shoal, arrived and started harassing local fishing boats.
Earlier this week, the Australian warship HMAS Warramunga arrived at the island of Palawan, which faces the hotly contested waters. Top US officials have repeatedly declared the United States’ “ironclad” commitment to defending the Philippines against an armed attack in the South China Sea.
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