Convening the National Security Council (NSC) is a prerogative of President Rodrigo Duterte and in the meantime, other options in coordinating the country’s security efforts are available, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said on Sunday.

Esperon came out with the statement after Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo urged Duterte to convene the security council following recent activities of China in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).

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