MANILA, Philippines — Heeding President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.'s pronouncements, Defense Secretary Gilberto 'Gibo' Teodoro on Wednesday said his agency would shift its focus from internal defense to external defense. 'National defense should transition — without sacrificing the gains in internal security — to external defense,' Teodoro said in his first press briefing at the Department of National Defense (DND) headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo. In March, Marcos urged military strategy adjustment for an uncertain external security environment as the fight against communism nears its end.

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