PCG: US Coast Guard to deploy assets in WPS amid China’s trespassing rule

MANILA, Philippines — The United States Coast Guard (USCG) will deploy its assets to support the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) “in upholding its sovereign rights” in the West Philippine Sea amid

MANILA, Philippines — The United States Coast Guard will deploy its assets to support the Philippine Coast Guard “in upholding its sovereign rights” in the West Philippine Sea amid the looming implementation of China's anti-trespassing policy which encroaches on the country’s exclusive economic zone. “The USCG shared they will deploy their North Pacific Coast Guard to support the PCG in upholding its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea,” the PCG said in a statement on Tuesday.

“We still don’t know,” Balilo told INQUIRER.net in an interview when asked what kind of USCG assets will be deployed. <strong>READ: </strong><a href="https://www.inquirer.

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