MANILA, Jan. 31 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is one with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in upholding the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said on Friday.

"From day one, the President has made it unequivocally clear that we will not surrender a square inch of our territory to any foreign power. The AFP fully embraces this commitment and remains resolute in defending our sovereign rights in the WPS," he said in a statement.

Brawner also said the illegal, coercive, aggressive and deceptive actions of the China Coast Guard (CCG) and the People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) in the country's maritime domain must stop immediately.

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