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Chinese authorities ‘forcefully retrieved’ unidentified object off Pag-asa Island

US Vice President will also visit South China Sea area, as Philippines reported an incident with the Chinese coastguard.

Manila, Nov 21 (EFE).- A Chinese coast guard ship “forcefully retrieved” an object being towed by a Philippine vessel in the disputed Spratly Islands archipelago in the South China Sea, the Philippines’ armed forces denounced Monday. The incident comes ahead of United States Vice President Kamala Harris’ Tuesday visit to the island of Palawan, the …

Personnel from Naval Station Emilio Liwanag on Kalayaan Island had been sent to retrieve an unidentified object found floating off Pag-Asa Island.

In such an event, Washington would invoke a 71-year-old mutual defense pact, American vice president says.

In such an event, Washington would invoke a 71-year-old mutual defense pact, American vice president says.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has achieved its target of enhancing the interoperability and readiness in joint operations of its major service commands as it concluded the AFP Joint Exercise (AJEX) “DAGIT-PA” on Friday, Nov. 18. Photo by AFP Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, AFP

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro said the military has achieved its targets of enhancing interoperability and readiness in joint operations at the conclusion of this year’s iteration of the annual DAGIT-PA (Dagat-Langit-Lupa) exercises on Friday. “The execution of the joint exercises have effectively…

Reviews security situation in IB Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 16: BSF Additional Director General, Western Command, P V Rama Sastry today interacted with the troops deployed along the International border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir and lauded their efforts in foiling the nefarious designs of anti-national elements. Sastry on the last day of his three-day tour of Jammu frontier visited Sunderbani and Indreshwar Nagar sectors along the IB and was briefed about complexities of management, over...

Jammu, Nov 16: The Additional Director General (ADG) of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday visited the International Border (IB) areas of the Jammu Frontier and reviewed the security situation there, said a Press Release by the BSF. PV Rama Sastry, IPS, Additional Director General, Western Command, BSF, is on his three days visit