PH, China Coast Guards begin joint exercise today EDITORIAL 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetStarting today, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will have a five-day joint exercise with China’s Coast Guard in search and rescue, fire fighting, and marine and environmental protection and operation at the PCG in Manila. The agreements were on economy and trade, investments, industrial development, agriculture, media, quality inspection, tourism, drug control, finance, infrastructure, and coast guard operations . National coast guards coordinate with neighboring forces in these missions, which continue to grow in importance with the increasing development of regional and international commerce. Last July, 2019, the Philippines joined a China-Vietnam Coast Guards meeting in Hangzhou, China, on maritime enforcement and security.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 14, 2020 01:51 UTC