Marcos signs the Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization Act amid China’s prolonged incursion in Philippine waters—and mounting international turmoil.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday signed a law that seeks to develop the local defense industry by wooing foreign manufacturers of weapons to set up shop in the Southeast Asian nation.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr signed into law a bill on Tuesday that aims to develop the country's defence industry to reduce its reliance on imported sources and create equipment tailored to its security challenges.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday signed the Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization (SRDP) Act, which aims to develop the country’s defense industry by