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Marcos Jr. Stands Firm Against China | Lubbock News
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered a fiery State of the Nation Address, doubling down on defending the 2016 South China Sea arbitration ruling and slamming China for racist cartoons depicting Filipinos as monkeys—prompting him to summon the Chinese ambassador. He also announced charges against former Speaker Martin Romualdez in a corruption probe, stressing loyalty to the nation over personal ties. Marcos hinted at reconsidering nuclear power with safety as a priority, while his government recouped nearly 25 billion pesos in stolen assets. With rising tensions in the South China Sea, his message was clear: the Philippines will not back down.
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