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PHILIPPINES, ALLIES BEGIN SAMASAMA NAVAL EXERCISE IN WEST

PHILIPPINE SEA

Punongbayan, M.
(2023, October 03).
‘Philippines, allies
begin SAMASAMA
naval exercise in West
Philippine Sea’.
PhilStar Global.
Philippines, allies
begin SAMASAMA
naval exercise in West
Philippine Sea
(msn.com)

SUMMARY:
yesterday. The said exercise was then
Control of the strategic Scarborough improved by not limiting the
Shoal, seized in 2012 by China, is a participating country, making it a
sensitive topic that is known to every multilateral naval exercise around the
Filipino on his right mind. An West Philippine Sea led by the
international issue common to the Philippine Navy (PN) and the US
Indo-Pacific countries against the 9 Navy, said PN chief Vice Admiral Toribio
dash line claim of the People’s Adaci.
Republic of China in the West
Philippine Sea.
The exercise will include discussions
The giant power player did not
and interoperability maneuvers with
prevent the Philippines from entering
the Maritime Self Defense Force of
into a bilateral agreement with the
Japan, Royal Australian Navy, Royal
U.S.A. In fact, the usual bilateral
Canadian Navy and the United
exercise SAMASAMA kicked off
Kingdom’s Royal Navy. It has been
emphasized that it is not in any way
directed against the Chinese. Some
armed forces i.e., Royal New Zealand
Navy and Indonesian Navy will be
participating as mere observers.
truth to what was clarified is that it is
basically following and promoting
international law and a rules-based
international order or the 2016 Arbitral
Award on the West Philippine Sea.

RECOMMENDATION:
US 7th Fleet Commander Vice
Admiral Karl Thomas noted that eight
navies participating in the exercise
strictly adhere to the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea
(UNCLOS) and emphasized that every
nation has the right to sail and operate
peacefully in the West Philippine Sea
without having to worry about being
coerced or intimidated.

ASSESSMENT:

Albeit the overwhelmingly ruling in

favor of the Philippines and against
the China’s claim—including its nine-
dash line, recent land reclamation
activities, and other activities in
Philippine waters, the harassment
towards the Filipino fishermen still
exist. In relation to the national
security of the Philippine, these
multilateral naval exercises-
SAMASAMA- involving countries
such as the U.S.A, Japan, Autralia,
Canada, United Kingdom, New
Zealand, and Indonesia may be seen as
bold move on the part of the PN but