Title:

 US will not get help from PHL in sea patrol

Author:

Associated Press

Source:

BusinessMirror

Date:

 December 10, 2016

Description:

Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana on Thursday said it is highly unlikely his country will allow the US military to use it as a springboard for freedom of navigation patrols in the disputed South China Sea to avoid antagonizing China. Lorenzana said US ships and aircraft could use bases in Guam, Okinawa or fly from aircraft carriers to patrol the disputed waters.