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PH operating 'one theater' concept for Indo-Pacific —Teodoro

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the Philippine military has been operationalizing a 'one theater' concept for the Indo-Pacific region. In the military, theater means the entire land, sea, and air area that is or may become involved directly in war operations. "[One-theater concept] is being operationalized now by the Japanese joint operations command. Right now, the chief of staff of the Armed Forces [is also operationalizing the one theater concept],' Teodoro said Monday. 'But it may be the purview of the strategic command of the Armed Forces in the future, and the US Indo-Pacom plus Australian Self Defense Force, so the operationalization will be on military end. And the first product of this will be the combined coordinating center which will come up this December,' he added. Earlier, Japan reportedly proposed a "one theater" concept to the United States that would combine the Korean Peninsula, East China Sea, and South China Sea as one operational and war zone Teodoro said the one theater concept is already an operating concept and does not need any other agreement. The concept has been approved by different military hierarchies concerned, according to him.—Joviland Rita/AOL, GMA Integrated News