THE deployment of a United States missile system at the Laoag International Airport, a civilian area in Ilocos Norte, has alarmed citizens, scholars and leaders, a political analyst said.

In a media forum organized by Manila-based think tank Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute (ACPSSI), geopolitical and economic risk consultant Prof. Mario Ferdinand Ayano Pasion highlighted the constitutional, geopolitical and societal repercussions of the deployment of the Typhon missile system, which has a range of up to 2,500 kilometers.