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THE United States and Australia expressed willingness to conduct joint maritime patrols in the West Philippine Sea with the Philippines. This possibility was raised by the respective defense secretaries during separate discussions with Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. During their meeting on Wednesday at the Department of Defense (DND) Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Galvez and visiting Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles discussed the possibility of joint patrols in the West Philippine Sea. "As countries which are committed to the global rules-based order, it is natural that we should think about ways in which...
