US Defense to PH: We always have your back; We’re family

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United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. that the US will always back the Philippines in the South China Sea and elsewhere.

During their meeting at the Pentagon on Wednesday, May 3 (Washington time), Austin reiterated his country's commitment to the Philippines in case of armed attacks against public vessels or aircraft anywhere in the Pacific, including the South China Sea, citing their Mutual Defense Treaty.

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