'Finally action': Locsin thanks US for command facility donation

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<p>MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday thanked the United States following a report that it would give a Philippine military unit a command and control facility to help in monitoring the West Philippine Sea.</p><p>The Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command (Wescom) in Palawan will &quot;soon&quot; receive the facility from the US, according to a report. Wescom has jurisdiction over the West Philippine Sea, the country&#x27;s exclusive economic zone in the disputed South China Sea. </p><p>“Finally action instead of more talk. Thank you America,” Locsin said in a tweet.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Finally action instead of more talk. Thank you America. <a href="https://t.co/gEg0Kw98rx">https://t.co/gEg0Kw98rx</a></p>— Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) <a href="https://twitter.com/teddyboylocsin/status/1174288123527860225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2019</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>The US, which is locked in a trade dispute with China, regularly criticizes Chinese militarization of the South China Sea, asserting freedom of navigation. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/23/19/us-raps-china-for-escalation-in-south-china-sea">US raps China for ‘escalation’ in South China Sea</a></li></ul><p>President Rodrigo Duterte previously dared the US to fire the &quot;first shot&quot; against Beijing in the disputed South China Sea.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/06/19/duterte-challenges-us-to-fire-first-shot-at-china">Duterte challenges US to fire &#x27;first shot&#x27; at China</a></li></ul><div><strong>-- With a report from Reuters</strong></div>

<p>Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday thanked the United States following a report that it would give a Philippine military unit a command and control center facility to help in monitoring the West Philippine Sea.</p>

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday thanked the United States following a report that it would give a Philippine military unit a command and control center facility to help in monitoring the West Philippine Sea.

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'Finally action': Locsin thanks US for command facility donation

'Finally action': Locsin thanks US for command facility donation

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Published Sep 19, 2019 12:56 PM PHT

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