Title:

 Filipinos glad to see US do West Phil Sea maneuvers but not our government

Author:

The Manila Times Editorial

Source:

The Manila Times

Date:

 December 11, 2016

Description:

We agree with the Gulf News comment and report last week (on Dec. 8) that the Philippine government “is highly unlikely to allow the US military to use Philippine territory as a springboard for so-called freedom of navigation operations (FONOPs) through disputed parts of the South China Sea” quoting Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.