This defense concept aims to strengthen the military to ensure the Philippines’ unimpeded exploration of marine resources within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
In January, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. explained that under the concept, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) would transition to guarantee Filipinos, corporations and those authorized by the government the “unimpeded and peaceful exploration and exploitation of all natural resources” within the EEZ and other areas where the country has jurisdiction.
“So rather than an inward-looking defense concept, we are evolving into a defense concept which projects our power into areas where we must, by constitutional fiat and duty, protect and preserve our resources,” he said during a Manila Overseas Press Club forum last January.
In March, Teodoro said the Department of National Defense and the AFP embarked on the implementation of the defense concept.
The Philippine Army (PA) conference on Tuesday came as the country deals with China’s incursions and aggressions in the West Philippine Sea.
It also took place after Marcos presided over a Philippine Air Force command conference on Monday that zeroed in on programs aimed at strengthening the PAF’s capability to defend the country’s sovereignty and territory.
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