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                    [Title] => Wescom: China coast guard took debris Philippine Navy retrieved off Pag-asa
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There is no truth to China's earlier announcement that it has stopped its reclamation activities over the disputed West Philippine Sea, the Armed Forces Western Command said on Tuesday.

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The Philippines and Malaysia will hold joint naval exercises within the area under the jurisdiction of the Zamboanga-based Naval Forces Western Mindanao (Navforwest).

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Thirty-seven years after it was established as a municipality of Palawan, Kalayaan Island – the center of a maritime and territorial row with China – has been issued a patrol jeep.

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There is no truth to China's earlier announcement that it has stopped its reclamation activities over the disputed West Philippine Sea, the Armed Forces Western Command said on Tuesday.

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Thirty-seven years after it was established as a municipality of Palawan, Kalayaan Island – the center of a maritime and territorial row with China – has been issued a patrol jeep.

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