National Security Adviser Eduardo Año on Wednesday rejected the accusation of China that the Philippines was stirring up trouble in the South China Sea by conducting a joint air patrol with the United States.
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The Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the United States Pacific Air Force (PACAF) held a joint patrol over the West Philippines Sea (WPS) on Monday as part of the 3rd Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA).
China's military said the Philippines has "stirred up trouble" in the South China Sea by conducting a joint air patrol with "extraterritorial countries" and then openly hyping it up.
Philippine and United States assets conducted on Monday, February 19, 2024, a combined air patrol over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said.