Following the failure of the policy of appeasement pursued by the past administration, a senior US Embassy official on Tuesday said the Philippine government must now pursue a policy of deterrence to uphold and defend its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). US Embassy Political Counselor Brett Blackshaw made the statement in a forum on Tuesday, entitled “Modernizing Philippine defense capabilities and elevating security partnerships,” organized by the Stratbase ADR Institute.

Reyes, R. R. S. (2023, May 4). PHL urged to defend WPS sovereign rights. Business Mirror, p. A3.