PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the Philippines would not allow other countries to claim our territory amid continuing tensions in the West Philippine Sea.

Marcos made the statement as he lauded the Western Command (Wescom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for "holding the line" even with a relatively small force compared to "those encountered in the West Philippine Sea."

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