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Philippine, Malaysian armies hold joint defense exercise  The Army’s 10th Infantry Division and a group of soldiers from Malaysia launched in Mawab town in Davao de Oro on Monday, June 1, a 12-day joint territorial defense planning exercise, meant to boost the security preparedness of both sides under Asian settings.

Highlighting the unique position of the Philippines as a convergence hub for cooperation in preserving the rules-based order, especially in the maritime domain, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. introduced the vision of the country as an Archipelagic Sentinel and a Guardian of the Freedom of the Seas at the 23rd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

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43 northern Negros killings attributed to group of slain rebel leader • GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division has recorded at least 43 liquidations claimed by the group of slain rebel leader Roger Fabillar,