Former Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas recently paid tribute to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for strengthening the country's defense alliance with the United States.
Resbak Time! Mar Roxas Applauds Marcos' Move to Strengthen PH-US Alliance Amid Chinese Aggression
Roxas, a former senator, compared Marcos's action to calling in reinforcements to deal with a school bully.
“Sa school, kung inaagaw ng bullying and baon natin, maghahanap tayo ng resbak. Woot, BBM,” he wrote on Instagram.
The United States recently pledged $500 million in military and coast guard assistance to the Philippines in a show of support in the face of China's aggressive efforts to claim the West Philippine Sea.
