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spokesman Col. Medel Aguilar could not confirm the reported decision of the Philippines not to join the naval drills.

"I don't have the information right now. I am not yet aware of it. I will ask the concerned staff about it tomorrow," Aguilar said.

The US Navy is expected to send its amphibious assault ship, USS America, while the Royal Australian Navy will deploy HMAS Canberra.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, on the other hand, will send its largest destroyer, the Izumo.

In June, the defense ministers of Japan, the United States, Australia and the Philippines held their first