PH Navy ready to defend territory

The threats to the country’s territorial integrity are “real and present”

PH Navy ready to defend territory

PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN — The threats to the country’s territorial integrity are “real and present” but the country’s naval forces stand ready to deal with these concerns, according to the chief of the Philippine Navy.

Navy flag officer-in-command, Vice Admiral Jesus Millan, declared that the navy station in Palawan, located near the West Philippine Sea, will be the “forefront” in the country’s territorial defense operations.

“We recognize the enormity of the challenges that confronts the Navy… The menace of various threats to national security and territorial integrity are real and present. The geopolitical landscape changes with the latest developments and volatile situation in the region,” Millan said during the 116th anniversary rites at the Navy Station Carlito Cunanan in Barangay Macarascas.

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Source: tempo.com.ph