(UPDATE) DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday shrugged off China's warning against the Philippines' plan to procure mid-range missiles to bolster its defense capabilities.
DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday shrugged off China's warning against the Philippines' plan to procure mid-range missiles to bolster its defense capabilities.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event at the Philippine Navy headquarters in Manila, Teodoro said the Philippines has the right to have a missile system if it wants to.'We have the force of international law on our side, not purely Philippine law. China does not have the force of law on its side.
think the whole world knows who is on the right path and the wrong path. Definitely, you know, we cannot take advice from people who distort the truth and nobody believes them anyway. So, I think it's a waste of air time to broadcast the claims of China because only their leadership believes in what they say anyway.
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