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Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. on Wednesday said he wants the United States' Typhon mid-range missile system to stay in the Philippines "forever.""Kung ako ang masusunod, if I were given the choice, I would like to have the Typhon here in the Philippines forever dahil kailangan natin 'yan para sa depensa natin," Brawner told reporters.
No immediate plansCiting sources with knowledge of the matter, Reuters reported last week that the United States has no immediate plans to withdraw the mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines, despite Chinese demands, and is testing the feasibility of its use in a regional conflict.A recent satellite image by Planet Labs, a commercial satellite firm, and reviewed by Reuters shows the Typhon system at Laoag International Airport in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, close to the Taiwan Strait.
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