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DND to obey Duterte’s ‘no joint patrols’ in West PHL Sea

(Eagle News)– The Department of National Defense (DND) on Tuesday (September 13) said it will follow President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to cease the country’s involvement in joint patrols in West Philippine Sea. Duterte earlier ordered that patrols are only limited to the 12-mile nautical zone of the Philippine’s territory. “Well, susunod kami sa kautusan ng Pangulo. What he said was that in order to avoid any tensions or risk of miscalculations, our patrols will be […]