President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday urged the Armed Forces to “maximize and review the deployment of forces” to make it more “responsive to the current geopolitical realities.”
The Philippines needs to “bolster” its external defenses “in preparing for all contingencies,” the Chief Executive said during the 67th founding anniversary of the Naval Special Operations Command in Sangley Point, Cavite.
While Marcos Jr. did not mention any country or incident, friction between the Philippines and China has been escalating in recent months after Beijing continued to claim parts of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone . “Rest assured that this administration remains firm in its commitment to strengthen NAVSOCOM’s capability acquisition under the revised AFP modernization program,” the President said.
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