Philippine foreign minister Enrique Manarlo has told the US Secretary of State, his region cannot afford an escalation of tensions.
Antony Blinken is in Manila and has met President Ferdinand Marcos Junior.
Marcos described US-Philippines ties as a ‘special relationship’.
Al Jazeera’s @Barnaby Lo has more from Manila, Philippines.
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11 comments
Warcriminal
Huwag sanang payagan ang US na msgkaroon ng US base habang may nspipinyong away sa taiwan…..nxkakatakot
The war addict searching another war in Western Pacific region.
Thank you US for supporting Philippines 🇵🇭. God bless the United States of America!
Marcos Magnanakaw!!!!
The United States always looking for a fight far from their own borders lol
Marcos go to USA please. 🥺🙏
Dont push us to debacles, look back to Afghanistan what you have done?
Us pull the world into the world ward 3.
Blinken on another paranoid war mongering bully every nation that have to endure this bore!
You can't trust the US. They can't even take care of their own backyards. If you chose to rest on them, best of luck.