WIRE — Ten years after the Philippines secured a landmark legal victory in the South China Sea arbitration, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Saturday that strengthening the country's defense capabilities remains crucial to protecting its maritime rights. Teodoro said the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines would continue their
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