The fifth such meeting since August 2023 reflects growing security ties between the countries, which have both voiced concerns about Chinese activity in areas of the busy waterway claimed by the Philippines and other South-east Asian nations.
"What we see is an increasing demand by Beijing for us to concede our sovereign rights in the area," Mr Teodoro said after meeting Australian counterpart Richard Marles, adding that the Philippines was a "victim of Chinese aggression".
The two nations signed a strategic partnership in September 2023 before holding their first joint sea and air patrols in the South China Sea months later. In 2024, the Philippines also joined war games in Australia for the first time.
China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said China took measures to assert its rights after the Philippines "infringed first". "If the Philippines no longer infringes and provokes, there will be no more escalation of the maritime situation."
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