Published July 21, 2021, 12:00 PM
One of the biggest legacies of President Duterte’s administration was its assertion of the country’s sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) without the need to fire a single shot, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced Wednesday, July 21.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana presents the achievement of the Security, Justice, and Peace Cluster of Preaident Duterte’s administration in a pre-SONA forum on July 21, 2021. (Screenshot courtesy of RTVM livestream)
Lorenzana made the remark as he presented the achievements of the Security, Justice, and Peace Cluster (SJPC) of the Duterte administration at the third leg of the “Pamana ng Pagbabago: The 2021 Pre-State of the Nation (SONA) Forum” ahead of the President’s sixth and final SONA on July 26.