The Manila Times•22h ago
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‘2028 polls crucial to PH defense policy’
DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. warned that a slowdown in the implementation of the country’s defense policy could weaken its ability to resist Chinese aggression and expansionism, and that the 2028 elections would be critical to the Philippines’ security posture. Teodoro said the country could not a

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