Navy ready to respond to Chinese interference vs. Balikatan exercises

The Philippine Navy said it is prepared to implement contingency measures should China interfere in the ongoing Balikatan military exercises between Manila and Washington in the West Philippine Sea amid a significant increase in Chinese navy, coast guard and militia vessels in the area.

BFAR Mission Commander James Abordo said the latest display of coordination between the Chinese maritime militia vessels and the Chinese Coast Guard prove that they are working together. A highlight of this year’s Balikatan is the sinking of BRP Lake Caliraya, the aging warship of the Philippine Navy that was chosen to be the target for the weapons capability exercise.

The joint drills involve a simulation of an armed recapture of an island in Palawan, the nearest major Philippine landmass to the hotly disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.

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