PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd on Monday said he will defend the country’s territories in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) at all costs but will continue to exhaust all peaceful means to resolve disputes with China.

“I subscribed to this oath when I assumed office. I have to defend national territory and our sovereignty,” the President said in an interview at the sidelines of the Philippine National Police Academy graduation in Silang, Cavite.

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