Teodoro: PH can’t join Hormuz escort mission

LAOAC, Pangasinan—The Philippines has no capability to deploy forces and assets to secure ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, but it will continue to push for deescalation of the Middle East conflict, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Tuesday. “We don’t have the capability to escort. To me, it’s moot and academic,” Teodoro