Manila, Aug. 19 -- The Philippines will have more maritime cooperative activities (MCAs) with other countries this year, a ranking Philippine Navy (PN) official said Tuesday.
"Our Department of National Defense has been very strong in defense diplomacy. And there (are) more coming, more (in the) works. The moment these are finalized, you will be informed accordingly," PN spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, told the media at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.
The countries participating in future MCAs won't be named yet for security reasons.
Trinidad said the Philippines' MCA with allies has been on an upward trend since November 2023.
"In 2023, we only had three. In 2024, we had 11 at this ti...
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