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Teodoro: PH courting ‘non-traditional’ partners for national security, territorial integrity
by Catherine S. Valente ManilaTimes.net
NEWLY appointed Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. on Thursday, June 8 said the Philippines is courting “non-traditional” partners who “will jibe with our national security, territorial integrity and interoperability.”
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Teodoro issued the statement after President Ferdinand
Marcos Jr. ordered the former ambassador to look for nontraditional partners in the areas of trade and security and defense.
Speaking in Filipino, Teodoro said that “as of now, it is but natural to talk to our treaty ally, the United States. We also know, however, that we have