Though thankful for the US offer to join rotation and resupply missions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Armed Forces chief of staff Gen. Romeo Brawner said the military would exhaust all options first before seeking help. “We’re happy that the United States has given us a lot of options, including that of joining or escorting us for the voyage,” Brawner told journalists after a meeting of the Mutual Defense Board–Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB) here.

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