Philippines grapples with defense in Spratlys

NORTHEAST CAY, Spratly Islands - A Filipino navy serviceman is on duty on Northeast Cay, known locally as Parola Island, in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on June 2, 2012. In the background is the Vietnam-occupied Southwest Cay.

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