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US Typhon missile system pandepensa lang – NSC

MANILA, Philippines- Binigyang-diin ng National Security Council (NSC) na ang presensiya ng US Typhon missile system sa Pilipinas ay para sa territorial defense lamang.

Kaya nga hinikayat ng NSC ang Beijing na sumunod sa panawagan ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. — isa ring NSC chair — para sa Tsina na itigil na ang agresyon sa West Philippine Sea.

Kamakalawa, sinabi ni Pangulong Marcos na handa niyang tanggalin at alisin sa bansa ang Typhon missile launchers ng Estados Unidos kung ititigil na ng Tsina ang agresyon nito sa West Philippines Sea (WPS).

Tinuran naman ni National Security Adviser Eduardo Año na palagi namang isinusulong ng gobyerno ng PIlipinas ang “peaceful and diplomatic measures” sa WPS.

“As directed by the President, our actions in the West Philippine Sea remain compliant with international law and established norms of cooperation and diplomacy,” ayon kay Año.

Binigyang-diin ni Año na ang Typhon missiles ay “purely meant for defense purposes”.

“We wish to emphasize that the Typhon missile system is purely meant for defense purposes and is not directed against any nation,” giit niya.

Winika pa ni Año na missile system na ipinadala sa Pilipinas para sa 2024 Balikatan exercises para makatulong “improve readiness and interoperability with troops and equipment” mula Estdos Unidos at mula sa ibang bansa.

“[T]he President has made a sincere gesture to the People’s Republic of China, which we hope will be reciprocated in the spirit of goodwill and amity among our two great nations,” wika pa ni Año. Kris Jose