The Philippines and Vietnam, which have overlapping territorial claims in the South China Sea (SCS), opted to set aside their differences and chose to strengthen their maritime cooperation as a patrol ship from the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) dropped anchor in Port Area, Manila on Monday, Aug. 5, for the VCG's first ever port call in the country.

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