SEN. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Wednesday expressed support for the move of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to strengthen the Philippines' alliance with countries aiming to preserve peace and stability in the Indo-China region.
"In the advent of the sovereignty and territorial integrity issues fast developing in the West Philippine Sea, there couldn't be a better move by the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. than strengthen our alliance not only with the United States but with other like-minded developed countries like the European Union, Australia, Japan and Canada to preserve the peace and stability in the South China Sea and the entire Indo-China region," Lacson said in a statement.
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