PH must spend 2 percent of GDP on defense
The Philippines has to increase its defense spending to a modest 2% of its GDP to build up a minimum credible defense capability and play catch up with the rest of its Southeast Asian neighbors.
Typhoon: Dark clouds hang over the region
Earlier this month, a spokesman for China’s defense ministry slammed its rival, the United States, for deploying its new “Typhoon” missile launcher system in the northern Philippines.