Lorenzana said he was unaware of the reason behind Duterte’s change of heart.
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“While we acknowledge that China’s military capability is more advanced than ours, this does not prevent us from defending our national interests and our dignity as a people with all that we have,” Lorenzana said in a video message late Sunday,
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