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US defense chief to visit Philippines for meetings on 'security objectives'
US defense chief to visit Philippines for meetings on 'security objectives'
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Published Mar 22, 2025 09:03 AM PHT
US Defense Secretary Pete Hesgeth welcomes billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk to the Pentagon on March 21, 2025. US Department of Defense photo
US Defense Secretary Pete Hesgeth welcomes billionaire and Trump adviser Elon Musk to the Pentagon on March 21, 2025. US Department of Defense photo MANILA — US Defense Secretary Pete Hesgeth will visit the Philippines for meetings with the government and the military, the US Department of Defense said in an advisory Saturday.
MANILA — US Defense Secretary Pete Hesgeth will visit the Philippines for meetings with the government and the military, the US Department of Defense said in an advisory Saturday.
The Philippines is among the stops in Hesgeth's trip across the Indo-Pacific region that includes activites and meetings in Hawaii, Guam and Japan.
The Philippines is among the stops in Hesgeth's trip across the Indo-Pacific region that includes activites and meetings in Hawaii, Guam and Japan.
It also happens amid concerns over US President Donald Trump's statements on Ukraine and his comments on the alliance with Japan.
It also happens amid concerns over US President Donald Trump's statements on Ukraine and his comments on the alliance with Japan.
The US defense department said Hesgeth, a former soldier and TV presenter, "will travel to the Philippines, where he will advance security objectives with Philippine leaders and meet with US and Philippine forces."
The US defense department said Hesgeth, a former soldier and TV presenter, "will travel to the Philippines, where he will advance security objectives with Philippine leaders and meet with US and Philippine forces."
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The US has reiterated its "ironclad" commitment to the Philippines, its treaty ally and former colonizer, in the face of China's actions in the South China Sea — part of which is the West Philippine Sea.
The US has reiterated its "ironclad" commitment to the Philippines, its treaty ally and former colonizer, in the face of China's actions in the South China Sea — part of which is the West Philippine Sea.
The US holds regular military exercises with Philippine troops, has access to select Armed Forces of the Philippines facilities and, as of November 2024, had a task force in Palawan providing technical assistance in the West Philippine Sea.
The US holds regular military exercises with Philippine troops, has access to select Armed Forces of the Philippines facilities and, as of November 2024, had a task force in Palawan providing technical assistance in the West Philippine Sea.
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