PBBM: No need to invoke MDT


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But insists China’s vessel used military-grade laser vs. PH patrol in WPS President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday said the Philippines will not invoke the country’s Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the United States after a laser-pointing incident in the West Philippine Sea by a Chinese Coast Guard vessel, saying it will only intensify tensions with Beijing. ‘NOT AN INCH OF OUR TERRITORY.’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rides an open carrier car – a tradition accorded the guest of honor during the Philippine Military Academy Alumni Homecoming 2023 in Fort Del Pilar Baguio City on Saturday, February 18, 2023. In...