PH Sees No Impact on Defense Ties From US Middle East Redeployment
The Philippines sees no impact on its defense cooperation with the United States despite the redeployment of some US assets to the Middle East, with an official emphasizing the "ironclad" defense commitment between the two treaty allies.
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