For the first time, the navies of the Philippines, the United States, India and Japan sailed through the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) on their way to Singapore to join the second phase of the joint exercises of Southeast Asian nations.
BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS17) together with navy ships from Japan, India and US sailed together for the first time after the first phase of the ASEAN-Plus Defense Ministers’ Meeting Maritime Security Field Training Exercise (ADMM-Plus MARSEC FTX) 2019 in Busan, Republic of Korea. Courtesy photo by Philippine Navy