Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, during a campaign rally on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Philippines’ Marcos Jnr wants military presence to ‘defend’ South China Sea waters
- In TV debate presidential candidate floats idea of navy ships or coastguard vessels in long-disputed waterway to allow fishermen to fish freely
- Marcos also says he would not prioritise military resolution and would have to ‘walk very fine line’ between defence treaty ally US and China
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Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, during a campaign rally on Monday. Photo: Reuters
