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JOINT PH PATROLS WITH ALLIES IN WEST PH SEA URGED

National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte has “high hopes” that the naval drills of the United States (US) with Japan and Australia in the South China Sea (SCS) could be the prelude to the Philippines’ joint sails with these three allies, plus possibly South Korea, in the West Philippines Sea (WPS), which has been […]

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VILLAFUERTE BACKS PATROLS IN WPS WITH US, ALLIES

National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte is hopeful that the impending joint maritime patrols in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) by the Philippines and the United States (US) will evolve into a multilateral security arrangement with the possible inclusion of like-minded allies like Australia and Japan. “A multilateral maritime security setup in the WPS […]

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VILLAFUERTE PUSHES FOR WPS JOINT MARITIME PATROLS

With the continued presence of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has maintained that the government must not just keep on filing diplomatic protests against Beijing—it should take more appropriate action to check China’s nonstop intrusions by accelerating talks on joint maritime patrols in the disputed territory with […]