DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. believes it will not be appropriate for the Philippines to invoke its defense treaty with the United States at this time when run-ins between Chinese and Philippine ships in the West Philippine Sea are becoming more frequent.

"I think it is not appropriate at all," Teodoro said in a roundtable with The Manila Times on Friday.

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