MANILA, Aug. 27 -- Naval units from the Philippines, Australia and Canada on Wednesday successfully conducted a multilateral maritime exercise east of Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea.

In a statement, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said the Philippine Navy's guided missile frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), Australian guided missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane (DDG-41), and Canadian guided missile frigate HMCS Ville de Quebec (FFH-332) departed from El Nido, Palawan and proceeded "northward" for the drill that was part of this year's Amphibious Land Operation (ALON) exercises.

The AFP did not provide specific details on when the ships departed from Palawan and their itinerary for security reasons.

It said the activity f...