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For the first time, the multilateral maritime cooperative activity (MMCA) extended to the Bashi Channel through air patrols conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, United States Indo-Pacific Command, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The Bashi Channel is a strategic waterway separating Mavulis Island in Batanes from Taiwan. The 15th MMCA was conducted in the West Philippine Sea from February 20 to 26. Philippine forces deployed a range of naval and air assets, including the Navy’s BRP Antonio Luna with an embarked AW159 helicopter, FA-50 fighter jets, a C-208B aircraft, an A-29 Super Tucano, and a Sokol helicopter from the Air Force. The Philippine Coast Guard also participated with the BRP Gabriela Silang. The United States contributed the USS Dewey and a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, while Japan deployed its P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft. For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • ABS-CBN News   For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below:    • News Digital Raw Cuts   For more Breaking News & Live Coverage videos, click the link below:    • Breaking News & Live Coverage   For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • The latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN ...   Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook:   / abscbnnews   Twitter:   / abscbnnews   Instagram:   / abscbnnews   #PeoplePower #ABSCBNNews #LatestNews