The Philippines will “vigorously defend what is ours,” President Marcos said on Saturday, as Manila’s maritime row with Beijing over the West Philippine Sea escalates. The President likewise ordered graduates of the Philippine Military Academy to “keep our people safe in their homes, our territory secure, our defenses against threats strong, and our democracy stable.”

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