SPEECH TO MAYORS. President Marcos speaks to the Philippine Mayors Forum at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria in Quezon City on Friday. Mr. Marcos called on the local chief executives to explore potential international partnerships and other strategies to improve the delivery of public service in their respective localities . PCO PhotoPresident Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday called on the Armed Forces of the Philippines to be ready to secure and defend the Philippines against emerging threats.
Mr. Marcos issued the challenge as US and Philippine Defense chiefs said they would “increase the pace and scope” of their engagements, following China’s unlawful actions that led to two collisions in the West Philippine Sea. “Both secretaries committed to redouble efforts to strengthen bilateral coordination, interoperability, and support for the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines,” the DND said.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Mao Ning accused the Philippines of “continuing to spread false information.” Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea, including parts of the Philippine exclusive economic zone, and has ignored a 2016 international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.
It would be Japan’s first RAA with a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the third following the agreements with Australia and Britain that took effect earlier this year. In his speech Friday, the President acknowledged the “positive and encouraging” developments in the country’s internal security situation, but said much remains to be done.
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