The West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) dispute is the top concern as regards the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to the Cabinet’s security cluster. The security cluster made the assessment as it unveiled the Duterte government’s National Security Policy during Wednesday’s pre-State of the Nation Address (SONA) conference in Pasay City. “The dispute over the West Philippine Sea remains to be the foremost security challenge to the Philippines’ sovereignty and territorial integrity,” it said.

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