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Marcos assured of US 'ironclad' commitment<br/><br/>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III at the Pentagon on Friday, April 12, 2024 (local time). The US assured Marcos of its 'ironclad' commitment to defend the Philippines in any attack in the South China Sea following the country's repeated clashes with China, which lays claim to the entire waterway.<br/><br/>Video Courtesy of Presidential Communications Office<br/><br/>Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe<br/> <br/>Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net<br/> <br/> <br/>Follow us: <br/>Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook<br/> <br/>Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram<br/> <br/>Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter<br/> <br/>DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion<br/> <br/> <br/>Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital<br/> <br/> <br/>Check out our Podcasts: <br/>Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify<br/> <br/>Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts<br/> <br/>Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic<br/> <br/>Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer<br/><br/>Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br/><br/>#themanilatimes <br/>#philippines<br/>#biden<br/>#china<br/>
Marcos assured of US 'ironclad' commitment<br/><br/>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III at the Pentagon on Friday, April 12, 2024 (local time). The US assured Marcos of its 'ironclad' commitment to defend the Philippines in any attack in the South China Sea following the country's repeated clashes with China, which lays claim to the entire waterway.<br/><br/>Video Courtesy of Presidential Communications Office<br/><br/>Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe<br/> <br/>Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net<br/> <br/> <br/>Follow us: <br/>Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook<br/> <br/>Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram<br/> <br/>Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter<br/> <br/>DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion<br/> <br/> <br/>Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital<br/> <br/> <br/>Check out our Podcasts: <br/>Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify<br/> <br/>Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts<br/> <br/>Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic<br/> <br/>Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer<br/><br/>Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br/><br/>#themanilatimes <br/>#philippines<br/>#biden<br/>#china<br/>
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