Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro says there is a need for a new law to reorganize the Department of National Defense so it can “serve and adapt to the changing needs of the times.” Watch WorldView with Marites Vitug here:
MANILA, Philippines – Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro, the first defense secretary under the Marcos administration, assumes the post amid tension with China in the West Philippine Sea, heightened US-China rivalry, and a potential flashpoint in the Taiwan Strait that could affect the Philippines.
Internally, he has to fix the pension of the military and the uniformed personnel, deal with a communist insurgency that has been down but not out, and preside over the continuing modernization of the armed forces, particularly the air force and the navy, to build what he calls a “credible deterrence.”takes a look at global, regional, and national
affairs in conversations with officials and newsmakers. For this premiere episode, Rappler talks to Defense Secretary Teodoro on the security threats the country faces and how the Philippines can cope with these.
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