(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday welcomed the additional $1 million in urgent humanitarian aid from the United States government for those affected by the recent typhoons as he met with visiting Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III in Malacañang.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday welcomed the additional $1 million in urgent humanitarian aid from the United States government for those affected by the recent typhoons as he met with visiting Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III in Malacañang.Austin extended his 'condolences, thoughts, and prayers to all those who've been disadvantaged by these six significant storms that have taken place in a very short period of time.'PALACE GUEST President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Mr. President, I have authorized US troops... to provide life-saving aid to the Filipino people. The US has also secured another million dollars in urgent humanitarian aid and that will enhance the work of the USAid and the World Food Program,' Austin told Marcos.Austin, who visited the country in July with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, lauded Marcos for his vision to use all nine Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement sites for disaster response.
Teodoro and Austin signed the information-sharing agreement in Camp Aguinaldo that calls for the establishment of a security command center where military and defense officials can decide how to respond to regional challenges.'You've heard me say so many times, Mr. Secretary, we are more than allies. We are family, and it is indeed great to be here with you today and congratulations on this very promising facility,' Austin told Teodoro.
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