The mission of the Armed Forces of the Philippines has changed amid the complicated situation in the South China Sea and the intense competition of superpowers, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday.
In his talk to the troops before the Visayas Command in Cebu, Marcos said the South China Sea problem was the most difficult and complex issue even with the war in Ukraine.
"There was a time when we did not have to worry about these threats and the intensification of the competition between the superpowers," Marcos said.
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