MANILA: The Philippine military opened two weeks of combat drills on Monday (Nov 4) that would include seizing an island in the disputed South China Sea and likely be frowned upon by China.
Philippine army personnel fire their Autonomous Truck Mounted howitzer system , a 155 mm calibre self-propelled gun system, during the maritime strike exercise as part of the joint US- Philippines annual military Balikatan drills on a strip of sand dunes in Laoag on Luzon island's northwest coast on May 8, 2024. MANILA: The Philippine military opened two weeks of combat drills on Monday that would include seizing an island in the disputed South China Sea and likely be frowned upon by China.
"Our mission today is very clear, to prepare ourselves comprehensively to respond to any external threats that might challenge our sovereignty,” Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Romeo Brawner Jr said in the opening ceremony of the exercises. Asked how China may react, Logico said he expected Chinese forces to undertake surveillance from a distance but added they would not likely make any hostile move.China has opposed such combat drills in the South China Sea, particularly if American and allied forces were involved.
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