TWO Philippine Navy frigates have received much-needed upgrades, considered a milestone in the country's efforts to modernize its defense capabilities amid the escalating tension in the West Philippine Sea, a source privy to the information told The Manila Times on Saturday.
This was confirmed in a statement by the Naval Group, a major French industrial company specializing in naval defense design, development and construction, which said that it had equipped two Jose Rizal-class frigates of the Philippine Navy with its Contralto anti-torpedo reaction module.The Naval Group said its Contralto anti-torpedo reaction module was successfully installed into the C-Guard decoy launching system of the two frigates on August 31.
'No authority'Meanwhile, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea said in a news forum in Quezon City on Saturday that China has no authority to carry out any law enforcement operations within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone .National Security Council Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya said that it is only the Philippine government that has the sovereign right to law enforcement operations in the area as it is within the country's EEZ.
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