Philippine Forces Deliver Supplies and Personnel to Disputed South China Sea Shoal Despite Tensions

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MANILA, Philippines — Filipino forces transported food, fuel and new personnel to a Philippine territorial outpost in a fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, two Philippe officials said. Friday's delivery was carried out despite tensions that flared recently at the atoll after China staged water cannon drills and deployed additional coast guard and suspected militia vessels nearby. Two Philippine security officials told The Associated Press that a new Armed Forces of the Philippines

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