MANILA, Bureau( The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – A Chinese navy vessel is headed to the Philippines! The Adobo Chronicles has learned that the ship is expected to reach Manila by June 14.

The Philippine Coast Guard, fresh from training and war exercises alongside U.S military forces in the Pacific, said it is ready for China as soon as its Navy vessel crosses into Philippine territorial waters.

This will be the first major test on how effective EDCA, or the Enhanced Defense Cooperative Agreement is. Under this agreement, the U.S. has vowed to defend the Philippines if it is attacked by a y foreign country.

The Philippines is involved in territorial conflicts with China and other Southeast Asian nations over areas in the South China Sea which the Philippine government insists on calling “ West Philippine Sea.”