MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines received the first of ten coast guard vessels from Japan Thursday, the coastguard said, as the two countries boost security ties in the face of their separate maritime disputes with China. The 44 metre (144 foot) BRP Tubbataha has arrived in Manila, the Philippinescoast guard said in a statement, adding that it will be used for search and rescue, law-enforcement and transport purposes. They did not specify where it […]