“Any deployment and procurement of assets related to the Philippines’ security and defence fall within its own sovereign prerogative and are not subject to any foreign veto,“ minister Gilberto Teodoro said in a statement.
There is a plan to acquire a missile system with mid-range capability, Philippine army chief Roy Galido said on Monday, adding “there are negotiations because we see its feasibility and adaptability.”
China on Monday reiterated it firmly opposes its deployment.
The Typhon system, which can be equipped with cruise missiles capable of striking Chinese targets, was brought in for joint exercises earlier this year.
Tensions have risen in the past few years between China and the Philippines over disputed territory in the South China Sea, heightened by a strengthening of defence ties between treaty allies Manila and Washington.
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