The June 1 to 7 exercise in the waters off Bataan province was an initiative of the US and Japan, while Australia would join as an observer, said Philippine coast guard spokesman Armand Balilo on Monday (May 29).
The coast guard of the United States, Japan and the Philippines will hold trilateral maritime exercise in the South China Sea this week, the first such manoeuvres between them as a time of growing concern about China's moves in the region.
Four Philippine vessels and one each from the US and Japan will participate in exercises designed to improve search and rescue collaboration and law enforcement, Mr Balilo said. Japan, Australia and the US have frequently condemned China's militarisation in the South China Sea and have sought to engage closer with US ally the Philippines since Mr Ferdinand Marcos Jr took over as president last year from pro-China predecessor Rodrigo Duterte.
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