‘PART OF MY JOB' | Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos, commander of the Palawan-based Western Command, which oversees the West Philippine Sea, visits the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal on June 9, 2023. (Photo from the AFP Western Command) MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday said its aerial and naval presence in the Kalayaan Island Group in the West Philippines Sea 'dramatically increased' in view of the ongoing maritime dispute in the area. As of 2023 so far, the branches of the armed forces maintain its presence in Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) for 90 percent of the time compared last year, when they could only maintain its presence 30 percent of the time, according to AFP chief of public affairs Lieutenant Colonel Enrico Gil Ileto.

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