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The Philippine Navy floated the possibility of “leveraging” the country’s partners and allies as it continues to validate the existence of a pipe “inside” Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal.

Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, also said the country could send a ship and aircraft and even use satellite tracking to confirm the veracity of reports from fishermen who could still come near the atoll.

“We can send out a ship, an aircraft [and] use satellite tracking. We could leverage our partners and allies. There are many ways,” Trinidad said in a regular press briefing in Fort Bonifacio.