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Villegas urges Palace to stand firm on West Philippine Sea
DAGUPAN CITY—Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas urged the Marcos administration to remain “firm and unyielding” in defending the country’s sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), “without provoking hostilities but without cowering in the face of threat.” In a pastoral message issued on Sunday, Villeg
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