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WASHINGTON – The expected influx of investments from the US and Japan that stemmed from the historic trilateral summit won’t affect China’s investments in the Philippines, President Marcos said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called the agreement between Beijing and former President Rodrigo Duterte regarding the West Philippine Sea as a "secret deal," expressing concerns that keeping it undisclosed could compromise Manila's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
MANILA, Philippines — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that President Joe Biden is proposing a $128 million congressional allocation to fund projects at Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in the Philippines, according to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden made "ironclad" defence pledges to Japan and the Philippines Thursday as he hosted his counterparts amid growing tensions with Beijing, whose actions the three described as "dangerous and aggressive". "Any attack on Philippine aircraft, vessels or armed forces in South China Sea would invoke our mutual defence treaty," Biden said as he met Philippines' Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Japan's Fumio Kishida.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday reassured the Philippines anew that the U.S. commitment to the country’s defense is steadfast amid increasing concerns about provocative Chinese actions in disputed areas of the South China Sea.
President Biden hosted the leaders of Japan and the Philippines on Thursday, sending a strong message of unity to Beijing. The administration says the network of alliances and partnerships in Asia is expanding in direct response to actions by China. Nick Schifirin discussed the developments with Zack Cooper, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
WASHINGTON: The recent uptick in US inflation has weakened the case for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates, a senior Fed policymaker told AFP on Thursday.
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Metro Manila Council (MMC) were one in saying that the new working hours for local government units (LGUs) will not affect government services.