Philippine Coast Guard trains with U.S., Japan as Marcos vows to modernize

MANILA — The Philippine Coast Guard has begun its newest workout routines with counterparts from Japan and the U.S. as a brand new administration in Manila appears to be like to construct up its capability to patrol troubled South China Sea waters.

Washington and Tokyo began offering capacity-building help to the Philippine Coast Guard on Sunday as a part of the Sapphire framework established by the U.S. and Japanese coast guards. The most recent workout routines, the second since June, proceed by way of Nov. 5.