MANILA, Philippines—The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has yet to decide “the best course of action” to take in dealing with the continued presence of Chinese militia vessels near Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef in the West Philippine Sea inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), according to the AFP chief of staff.
“For now, our maritime patrols are continuing to check if there are additional or fewer vessels there in the West Philippine Sea,” AFP chief Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana told reporters.
On Monday (March 22), the Philippine military spotted at least 183 Chinese militia vessels on the boomerang-shaped reef inside the Philippines’ EEZ f…
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