The Philippines’ BRP Jose Rizal, Australia’s HMAS Brisbane, and Canada’s HMCS Ville de Quebec sail from El Nido, Palawan to hold drills east of Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc on Wednesday, August 27.
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00:00The Philippines's BRP Ocerizal, Australia's HMAS Brisbane and Canada's HMCS Ville de Quebec,
00:07sail from El Nido, Palawan to hold drills east of Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc on Wednesday, August 27.
00:14This as part of Exercise ALON 2025, a biannual bilateral military exercise between the Philippines and Australia.
00:20The Armed Forces of the Philippines says the three vessels engaged in an air defense exercise
00:24and a photo exercise during the multilateral maritime exercise in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.
00:30This year's Exercise ALON is the largest yet, involving 3,600 personnel in military drills across Palawan, the West Philippine Sea, and northern Luzon.
00:39Around 1,600 Australian troops joined the exercise, Australia's biggest military deployment so far this year.
00:46The joint drills come just weeks after two Chinese ships collided near Scarborough Shoal while trying to pursue a Philippine Coast Guard vessel.
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