Two warships from the Philippines and Japan each, for the first time ever, conducted a joint exercise in the contested waters. Meanwhile, a Vietnamese Coast Guard vessel is on its way to the Philippines for a joint training exercise, in a first such exercise between the two countries.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 31 (ANI): Philippine Naval Ships BRP Ramon Alcaraz and BRP Davao Del Sur had visited Kochi from May 6 to May 8 for repatriation of stranded Philippine nationals from India and collection of stores including face masks.