President Marcos arrived in the country before dawn yesterday from a first-ever trilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington, where he secured stronger security commitments and expanded economic cooperation from the Philippines’ long-time allies.
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Marcos said the US and Japan also supported the Philippines’ implementation of the Open Radio Access Network or O-RAN, workforce development for the semiconductor industry, capacity-building in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and the country’s membership in the Minerals Security Partnership Forum.
Marcos said he and Biden also reaffirmed their commitment to the long-standing Philippines-US alliance during their bilateral meeting. The Philippines and the US have the 72-year-old Mutual Defense Treaty that binds them to come to each other’s defense if either is attacked by an external aggressor. “The Indo-Pacific Business Forum scheduled for May 21 this year in Manila promises to be a significant platform for fostering infrastructure development, and reinforcing economic ties in the region,” he said.
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