MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — A Japanese foreign ministry official said that japan and the Philippines have begun talks for the transfer of two large coast guard ships to Manila, to help patrol the disputed South China Sea, as part of a deal on defense equipment. The two brand-new 90-meter multi-role response vessels will be in addition to ten 44-meter mid-sized coast guard ships, worth 8.8 billion pesos, that Japan is set to start delivering […]