PRESIDENT Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. met with United States (US) Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to further enhance their...
PRESIDENT Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. met with United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to further enhance their defense relations.Austin, who arrived in Manila on Tuesday night, paid a courtesy call to Marcos in Malacañang on Thursday morning.
Austin was the third notable US official to come to the country. He followed US Vice President Kamala Harris, who was in Manila in November last year, and State Secretary Antony Blinken, who also flew to the Philippines in July.His visit came on the heels of China's increased activities in the West Philippine Sea, which is a part of the South China Sea.
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