Territorial defense is one of the priorities of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s administration.
This was stressed by newly-appointed Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Friday.
“Territorial defense is one of the priorities of the Duterte administration. It is very important as we need to protect our territories against encroachment by other parties,” he said in Filipino.
In line with this, Lorenzana said the Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program will continue as planned.
“The 15-year modernization program of the AFP will continue as scheduled,” he stressed.
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