National Maritime Council spokesman Vice Admiral Alexander Lopez said it’s time to review/revisit the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) to adapt to challenges brought by the Philippine-China sea dispute. "The MDT was crafted in 1951 and since then the strategic landscape has changed so much so maybe it’s high time now to make a review,” Lopez said in a chance interview with Palace reporters.
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00:00We need to maybe expand or change a little bit to allow the U.S. to have a few things more in relation to China. What do we have in mind? What exactly are we asking for?
00:30So maybe it's high time now to do a review. But on the details, again, I defer to the DMV for whatever, you know, positioning. In fact, still a work in progress.
00:43Review to make it adapt to new challenges in the current situation?
00:47Yes, and make it relevant to the new security challenges.