Two Days, Two Developments: President Acknowledges Involvement in Taiwan, Procures New Indian Missiles

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of his state visit to India last week, made one timely pronouncement: the Philippines cannot stay out in an event conflict breaks out between Taiwan and China. The Chinese government responded immediately with a formal protest lodged against the Philippines, and accused the country of “playing with fire”– a claim President Marcos denied yesterday, saying he was “just stating facts.”

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