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Title:
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Philippines tells US no joint patrols in South China Sea
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Author:
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Teresa Cerojano
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 8, 2016
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Description:
- SAN ANTONIO, Philippines — The Philippine defense chief said Friday he told the U.S. military that plans for joint patrols and naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea have been put on hold, the first concrete break in defense cooperation after months of increasingly strident comments by the country's new president.