Officers of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and China Coast Guard (CCG) held the inaugural meeting of the Joint Coast Guard Committee (JCGC) in Subic Bay this week, agreeing to cooperate in a number of security areas, including combating drug trafficking and the establishment of a communications hotline, the PCG said.
GOOD NEIGHBORS Encounters like this between a Chinese Coast Guard cutter and a Philippine supply boat may be a thing of the past, after the Philippine and Chinese Coast Guards pledged closer cooperation at a joint meeting this week in Subic Bay. AFP PHOTO