Manila, June 2 -- The Philippine Marines is set to conduct a littoral live-fire exercise in Burgos, Ilocos Norte located in the far north of Luzon facing the Taiwan Strait this week.

Marcell Tabije of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said in an interview on Monday that the exercise set for Wednesday aims to show the soldiers' artillery firing prowess.

The drill is part of the annual "Kaagapay ng mga Mandirigma Mula sa Dagat" (Kamandag) Exercise 09-2025, which kicked off at the Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown in Taguig City on May 26.

This year's Kamandag iteration expands its multinational participation to include forces from Japan, South Korea, and the British Armed Forces, with observers from Australia, Bah...