The Philippines is incapable of deploying warships to the Strait of Hormuz amid the call of United States President Donald Trump to help secure the area amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Tuesday, Mar

The Philippines is incapable of deploying warships to the Strait of Hormuz amid the call of United States President Donald Trump to help secure the area amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Tuesday, Mar  facebook.com


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