Philippines Will Not Lose Any of Its Territory, Marcos Vows Amid South China Sea Tensions

Philippines Will Not Lose Any of Its Territory, Marcos Vows Amid South China Sea Tensions
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his second State of the Nation Address before lawmakers at the House of Representatives in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines on July 24, 2023. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his second State of the Nation Address on Monday, vowing to defend his country’s sovereignty in the increasingly tense South China Sea.

Mr. Marcos, who came into power last year, pledged to uphold the Philippines’ sovereign rights and assured Filipinos that his administration would not let the country “loses any of its territory.”

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