Manila [Philippines], August 02 (ANI): The Navy of the Philippines and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted their first bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) on Friday in the West Philippines Sea. The maritime exercise was an effort to strengthen regional and international cooperation towards ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific amid China’s attempts at expansionism in the area, according to a press statement released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The navy vessels deployed by the countries for participating in this maritime drill were BRP Jose Rizal …
