PBBM won’t invoke MDT over laser incident in South China Sea

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has decided against activating the Philippines’ mutual defense treaty (MDT) with the United States of America (USA) over the laser-pointing incident between the Philippine and Chinese coast guards in the South China Sea as the incident was “not enough” to trigger such defense commitments.

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