(UPDATE) THE Philippines will participate for the first time in Talisman Sabre, the "largest military exercise" in the southern hemisphere, said acting Ambassador of Australia to Manila Moya Collett.

Collett made the announcement during a maritime security forum organized by the Stratbase Institute in partnership with the French embassy in the Philippines.

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