WATCH: Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. admitted that the Philippines has no capability to assist in escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Teodoro, meanwhile, said that the country hopes for the immediate de-escalation of #MiddleEast tension. U.S. President Donald Trump previously asked other countries to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. | via Patrick de Jesus