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United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III arrived on Tuesday at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City for their fourth 2+2 Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meetings with Philippine counterparts Secretaries Enrique Manalo and Gilberto Teodoro, Jr.
This is Blinken’s second trip to Manila this year. Austin visited recently as part of a 10-day tour of the Indo-Pacific region. The Philippines and the United States are expected to discuss stronger bilateral relations and deeper defense cooperation and enhancing the country’s defense capabilities. The two countries have designated four new U.S. rotational access sites in the Philippines as part of the 2023 expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, originally signed in 2014.
The visit of the US officials signals Washington’s continued backing of the Philippines’ ongoing dispute with China over the contested West Philippine Sea.Pimentel advocates for ‘character change’ to combat effects of climate change
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