MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. named former undersecretary Alexander Lopez as spokesman of the National Maritime Council (NMC), an inter-agency body tasked to provide a strategic approach in addressing territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea.

Presidential Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said that Lopez, a former military officer, would speak on behalf of the NMC on issues surrounding the West Philippine Sea.

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