(L-R) Philippine National Defense Senior Undersecretary and Officer-in-Charge Carlito Galvez, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin participate in the US-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue Plenary Session on Promoting Regional Security at the State Department in Washington, DC, on April 11, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
12 April 2023
The United States on Tuesday promised to defend the Philippines in the dispute-rife South...