President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday, April 30, said he will not let the Philippines “be used as a staging point” for military action, ahead of a bilateral meeting with United States President Joe Biden at the White House.
ON BOARD PRESIDENTIAL PLANE –
“Our role [in the region] is simple, in the Philippines, we work for peace. We work for peace. We’ll not encourage any provocative action that will involve the Philippines by any other country. We will not allow that to happen. We will not allow the Philippines to be used as a staging post for any kind of military action,” said Marcos in a chance interview with media on board the presidential plane.
Marcos’ visit to the US – the first of the Philippine President in over a decade – happens as geopolitical tensions rise. The Philippines is a key player in the region, partly due to its strategic location. This is also why Manila’s decision toThe four new bases bring to nine the total number of Philippine military bases that Americans have access to under the two countries’ Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement. These bases also happen to face the
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