epa03031651 Filipino women soldiers parade during the change of command at the military headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, East of Manila, Philippines, 12 December 2011. Pres. Benigno Aquino III in his speech has exhorted the new military chief to prepare for external defense problems besetting the country, especially those in the South China Sea, which Manila now calls the West Philippine Sea. Aquino's statement came after Chinese President Hu Jintao issued a statement to the Chinese military to 'prepare for war.' EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN