Clear directive: AFP ready to defend PH rights in WPS

WIRE — The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday said the President's State of the Nation Address (Sona) provided clear direction for the military, particularly in defending the country's sovereignty and sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said the "clear and unequivocal message" of Mr. Marcos reinforces the

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