South China Sea Ruling Greets an Unsure New Filipino Administration
The captain of the Philippine Navy flagship Gregorio del Pilar, a refurbished US Coast Guard cutter, turns teary when other vessels at sea acknowledge the ship's presence on patrol. The feeling is of both pride and helplessness. It was the same ship that backed away from a standoff against China at the Scarborough Shoal more than four years ago.
It was t…
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