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Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana gestures during a press conference at the Malacanang palace in Manila, Philippines on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Lorenzana said Thursday fighters from various militant groups that gathered in the Marawi siege had a big plan to take over the city. More than a week of fighting has left 95 militants dead. At least 25 soldiers and 19 civilians have also died. He said eight of the fighters killed were foreigners, including Chechen and Arab militants. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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FILE - In this Friday, April 21, 2017, file photo, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana tours the Philippine-claimed island of Pag-asa, also known as Thitu, during his visit to the Spratlys chain of islands in the disputed South China Sea. Lorenzana and Armed Forces Chief Gen. Eduardo Ano flew to the island in the South China Sea, drawing a protest from China, which also claims the remote territory. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2016 file photo, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana gestures during a press conference in Makati, south of Manila, Philippines. Lorenzana doesn’t think the U.S. and China will go to war over the South China Sea despite hardened rhetoric. “Trump is a businessman and he knows that if war breaks out, businesses will suffer,” Lorenzana told the Bloomberg news agency. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2017 file photo, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana speaks to reporters on the sidelines of the Exercise Coordinated Response (Ex COORES), a multinational Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief table-top exercise with participants from militaries from the Asia-Pacific region, and observers from international, governmental and non-governmental organizations, in Singapore. The Philippines, the only U.S. defense treaty ally among the six claimants in the South China Sea, said the U.S. military will soon commence construction of facilities to accommodate troops and equipment inside Philippine army bases. China has criticized the U.S. military presence in the Philippines. Lorenzana said that President Rodrigo Duterte, who has had a testy relationship with Washington and has mended ties with Beijing, was aware of the impending construction. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)
