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| US Marines come ashore during an Amphibious Exercise |
MANILA, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. and Philippine militaries are scheduled to hold joint amphibious landing exercises in the Philippines next week amidst recent diplomatic spat between the two treaty allies, a spokesman for the Philippine armed forces said on Thursday.
Capt. Ryan Lacuesta of the Philippine Marines said the amphibious landing exercises will open on Oct. 4 at the Philippine Marines headquarters in Fort Bonifacio in the Philippine capital.
The U.S. Embassy in Manila has yet to issue an official statement on the scheduled landing exercises next week.
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