Australia, Philippines hold joint military exercise in Palawan

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Australia's largest warship took part in joint drills with the Philippines and the United States in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, as they seek to strengthen defense ties in the face of China's growing military presence. (Video Courtesy of AFP)  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:20 Combat element.

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00:31 Not just horizontally, but vertically.

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00:51 >> The culture of the active stands as a symbol of our combined strength,

01:01 securing peace and stability with unwavering resolve.

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01:15 >> Like the Philippines, Australia wants a peaceful, stable,

01:29 and prosperous region, which respects sovereignty,

01:35 and which is guided by rules-based order.

01:40 And this is why exercises like this is critical,

01:46 because it's through this we are putting our words into action.

01:52 Through this, we are increasing our interoperability.

01:56 And through this, we are learning from each other

02:00 to further strengthen our defense capabilities.

02:04 >> Of a changing and evolving relationship between ourselves

02:08 and the Philippine Armed Forces.

02:10 After Maui, we've increased the number of training activities we did together,

02:16 the number of events both in Australia and here in the Philippines.

02:20 And we've reached, I guess, another evolution of that training

02:26 in terms of its complexity.

02:29 The most important aspect of it is actually the relationships,

02:33 the ability to work together on some sort of challenging problem,

02:37 find a solution, and then act on it.

02:40 And this just builds levels of trust and cooperation

02:45 that no other theater or environment can achieve.

02:48 >> For us, it's most of the trade.

02:51 There are a lot of trade passing through the Indo-Pacific regions,

02:55 particularly in the South China Sea.

02:57 So our efforts is really to keep it free of navigation

03:03 and also at the same time to establish a rules-based international order.

03:07 >> It's essential to underpin our security and stability,

03:14 which then leads to prosperity

03:16 and where people are able to grow and prosper and have great prospects,

03:22 then we tend to find that our region is secure and stable.

03:25 We're undertaking amphibious operations with the entire joint force,

03:29 so air, sea, and land capabilities, space capabilities as well,

03:35 which help us understand where we are.

03:37 And then what we're trying to do is to integrate the capabilities

03:42 in each of those domains in a way that enables us to operate

03:46 in the most efficient and effective way possible.

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