By Rigoberto D. Tiglao

The Manila Times-Oct 2, 2023

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. two days ago declared with much bombast, “While we are not looking for a fight, we will defend our territory.” He’s certainly got his work cut out for him. Or, his Foreign Affairs secretary isn’t briefing him properly, or he isn’t listening. (Such an irony of history: the sons of two arch-enemies said exactly the same thing, separated by 11 years.) Read more at: https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/10/02/opinion/columns/before-defending-territory-you-got-to-recover-it-first/1912785  First published in The Manila Times