00:00The Armed Forces of the Philippines, or AFP, stands firm on its claim it made no promises
00:06to remove the U.S. Typhoon missile system from the country.
00:10This response comes amid objections from China regarding the presence of the missile system
00:15in the country.
00:16PTV's Patrick de Jesus tells us more.
00:22The Armed Forces of the Philippines asserts that no promise was made to remove the mid-range
00:27capability or the Typhoon missile system of the United States from the country.
00:33This was the AFP's response to China's renewed remarks on the presence of the Typhoon missile
00:38system.
00:39China also stated that they will not stand idly on anything that poses a threat to their
00:45security.
00:46The president had previously challenged China to stop its harassment of Philippine ships
00:51in the West Philippine Sea in exchange for returning the Typhoon missile system to the
00:57U.S.
00:58The equipment has been in the Philippines since April of last year.
01:01According to the AFP, training with the Typhoon will continue, especially since it is among
01:07the hardware they plan to acquire.
01:09Meanwhile, enhanced interoperability was showcased
01:39during the 7th Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity between the Philippines, the United
01:44States, and Canada on Wednesday.
01:47It was conducted in the Northern Luzon Command Joint Operational Area within the West Philippine
01:52Sea.
01:53The AFP deployed BRP Andres Bonifacio and AC-90 aircraft, while Canada sent HMCS Ottawa.
02:01The U.S. participated in the presale and monitoring of the activity.
02:05Various exercises were conducted during the MMCA, including an anti-submarine training
02:11target drill.
02:13Despite monitoring three PLA Navy ships, one oceanographic surveillance ship, and a military
02:19helicopter, these did not disrupt the exercises.
02:22The AFP aims to have more countries participate in future multilateral maritime cooperative
02:28activities.
02:29The Philippines also plans to invite South Korea to join the so-called SQUAD, an alliance
02:56formed to promote a free Indo-Pacific.
02:59The group currently includes the Philippines, the United States, Australia, and Japan.
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