The Philippines is building defense alliances with the US and other security partners to help pave the way for resource exploration in the oil-and-gas-rich South China Sea (SCS), the nation’s top defense official said, amid heightened tensions with Beijing .
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said that resource exploration is part of the Philippines' strategy in fighting for its territory. Energy exploration could be the next flashpoint in the territorial disputes in SCS.
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