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US combat chopper lands in Batanes

By: - Correspondent /
/ 08:25 PM April 10, 2023

A US Osprey helicopter carrying American soldiers landed at Basco Airport in Basco town, Batanes province on Monday, April 10.

TUGUEGARAO CITY — A US Osprey helicopter carrying American soldiers landed at Basco Airport in Basco town, Batanes province on Monday, April 10.

But Batanes Gov. Marilou Cayco clarified in a statement that the soldiers arrived for “quick parachute diving practice within the island-province area.”

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The training is part of the Balikatan military exercises between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the US.

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“We would like to clarify that these have nothing to do with the ongoing tension between China and Taiwan,” Cayco said.

She added: “Let’s not spread any false information that gives fear to our countrymen.” INQ

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