Pag-asa island is being upgraded to support air base operations and reinforce Philippine territorial claims.

The entities involved

• Pag-asa →

  barangay of the Philippines in the city of Mandaluyong

  Nothing else this week.

• Armed Forces of the Philippines →

  combined military forces of the Philippines

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• Philippines →

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