Philippines, China to conduct joint coast guard patrols in SCS - BusinessWorld Online

Philippines, China to conduct joint coast guard patrols in SCS - BusinessWorld Online

THE Philippines and China are expected to conduct joint maritime patrols in the South China Sea (SCS), said Senator Erwin T. Tulfo, who heads the Foreign Relations committee, in a bid to lessen tensions between the two countries. “By end of March, the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Philippine Coast Guard and Chinese Coast Guard will be back here,” Mr. Tulfo told reporters in mixed English and Filipino, after his meeting with Forei…