MANILA, Philippines, October 14, SPA -- More than 3,500 U.S. and Philippine marines will launch a two-week war exercise inthe northern Philippines this week, with maneuversincluding mock beach and artillery assaults, officials saidSunday. The annual exercises begin on Tuesday and involve combatmaneuvers on a Philippine marine base, an army specialforces camp and an air force gunnery area on northern Luzonisland, The Associated Press quoted local navy spokesman Lt. Col. Ariel Caculitan as saying.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/490372