Manila, Sept. 15 -- The BrahMos missile system has emerged as a key pillar of India-Philippines defence ties, Philippine Foreign Secretary Ma Theresa P Lazaro said, while refraining from commenting on potential additional defence acquisitions and cooperation, noting that such matters fall under the Philippines' Department of National Defense.

In an exclusive interview with ANI, the Foreign Secretary described the BrahMos missile system as an important element of the bilateral defence relationship.

"I can just mention that BrahMos, I think, as we said, is some kind of an important aspect of India defence relations," she said.

Asked whether Manila was looking at additional defence acquisitions, joint exercises, logistics cooperation or d...