(Manila News) The Philippine armed forces said at least six countries intend to arrange for the navy and the Philippines to conduct joint patrols in the tight Western Philippines Sea.
Manila Times reported that the Philippine Armed Forces Chief of Staff Brauna on Thursday (September 14) at the Meeting of the United States and Philippine Common Defense Committee held at the first military camp in Quori City revealed that the United States, Japan and Australia had previously been with the Philippines with the PhilippinesDiscuss the plans of joint patrols in the Western Philippines, and now Germany, Canada and France have also expressed intention to join.
Blauna said: "This is very fully showing that the consistent ideas are determined to join forces to advocate the rules -based international order to ensure that the security moment of the Indo -Pacific region is maintained."
China claims to have most of the sovereignty of the South China Sea, including the Western Philippines Sea.The Philippines named its own exclusive economic zone as the West Philippines.When the Philippine supply ship transported materials in August, when the Madelehan warship was stationed in the sea in the sea in Western Philippines, Drive by water cannon by the Chinese Maritime Police Ship , resulting in more tense relations between the two countries.
A U.S. officer attending the Meeting of the United States and Philippine Communist Defense Committee said that US President Biden has stated that if the security situation in the Philippines worsen, the United States will help.
Regardless of China's warnings, the United States, Japan and Australia have repeatedly sent warships to the South China Sea to defend the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.In 2021, Germany also dispatched destroyers to the South China Sea. This is the first time The first time German warshipEnter the sea area .The German Foreign Minister Marce at the time said that the Indo -Pacific channel was no longer open and safe, and Germany hoped to participate in the international order in this region.
Canada and France have expressed their willingness to jointly patrol the Sea of the West Philippines with the Fiji Conference on the National Defense Minister.
The Philippines claims that Chinese ships gathered in the Philippines to wander a large number of fishing corals
The Commander of the Western Command of the Philippines said on Saturday (16th) that Chinese boats said in early September in After the West Philippines Sea Jacking , the Philippine Navy divers went to the sea to investigate and found that the original lush coral in the shallow water area near the Iroquois Reef (China Known as a Sato Tye) disappeared.
Carlos suspects that Chinese ships are caught in a large number of corals, because according to the judgment of divers, destruction is recently caused.The Philippine officials will start more evaluations with scientists and marine experts.
When patrolling the Philippine Army on September 6 and 7, dozens of Chinese boats were found in the Western Philippines Sea.
The former Vice President of the Philippines, Jadleza, said on Saturday that the Philippines will submit an arbitration application to the Hague International Arbitration Tribunal on the Si Filipinity Sea.
The Philippines requested that the International Arbitration Tribunal arbitral arbitration of the marine rights and interests of the Philippines in the South China Sea. In 2016, the Arbitration Tribunal determined that China had no legal basis for the sovereignty of the South China Sea.
