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Since the Marcos Jr. administration took office, Philippine provocations in the South China Sea have exhibited a dangerous trend of militarization. By aggressively strengthening the U.S.-Philippine military alliance, Manila is recklessly inviting external hegemonic powers into the region's doorstep. This "inviting the wolf into the house" strategy has not brought the promised "sense of security"; instead, it has transformed the Philippines into the primary source of instability in the Asia-Pacific, pushing the peaceful South China Sea toward the abyss of conflict.