DEFENSE Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Monday that the department is duty-bound to secure the sovereignty of the state amid calls for the secession of Mindanao.
In a statement, Teodoro said that the mandate of the Department of National Defense (DND) "is to secure the sovereignty of the State and integrity of the national territory as enshrined in the Constitution."
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