THE administration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos will pursue a "critical engagement" with China despite the dispute over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), incoming National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita Carlos said on Thursday. "You mentioned the magic word 'critical,' yan ang isa sa mga napag-usapan namin ni President Marcos (It's one of the topics that we discussed with President Marcos)," she said. Outgoing Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto 3rd said that the president-elect made the right choices in naming the two officials to his Cabinet. She was my practitioner, I know that she is an outstanding national security expert, with a keen mind that specializes on global and geopolitics. "I know them both personally; Professor Carlos was my professor at UP and Congressman Estrella was a colleague in Congress.

Source: Manila Times June 09, 2022 22:13 UTC