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The Philippines will invoke its defense treaty with the U.S. if a Filipino soldier dies from a foreign attack, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has said, in remarks that come amid growing tensions with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/16/asia-pacific/politics/marcos-us-pact-china-tensions/

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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has said that an agreement made by his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, with Beijing over the South China Sea was deliberately kept hidden. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/15/asia-pacific/politics/marcos-duterte-deal-china-sea/

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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that the trilateral deal between his nation, the U.S. and Japan will change the dynamic in the South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/13/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-marcos-us-japan-china/

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In his first-ever trilateral summit with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines, U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday reiterated Washington’s commitment to defending the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/12/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-japan-us-trilateral/

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Ahead of a visit to Washington this week, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he is seeking to build a multilayered defense network with other countries while bolstering military cooperation with the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/08/japan/politics/japan-kishida-us-visit-interview/

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Defense and economic cooperation between the United States, Japan and the Philippines is expected to increase following their first-ever trilateral leaders’ summit next week in Washington, Manila's envoy to Tokyo said in an interview. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/politics/philippines-ambassador-japan-interview/

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Japan, the United States and the Philippines are considering cooperating in strengthening supply chains for key minerals, including nickel, to counter economic coercion from China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/04/japan/japan-us-philippines-mineral-supply/

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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered his government to strengthen its coordination on maritime security to confront "a range of serious challenges" to territorial integrity and peace, as a dispute with China escalates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/31/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-marcos-maritime-security/

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China’s Defense Ministry on Sunday warned the Philippines to halt actions that “could escalate the situation” in the disputed South China Sea, a day after Manila accused Beijing of severely damaging a vessel and injuring its crew with water cannons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/24/asia-pacific/politics/china-philippines-south-china-sea-escalation/

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A Philippine Coast Guard vessel was “impeded and encircled” by a Chinese coast guard and maritime militia vessels while on a resupply mission Saturday morning in the disputed South China Sea, video released by Manila showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/23/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-china-south-china-sea-coast-guard/

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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the threat to his nation from China’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea is growing but argued that his government’s efforts to assert sovereignty over disputed areas aren’t meant to "poke the bear.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/20/asia-pacific/politics/marcos-china-threat/

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U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has pledged closer defense and security cooperation with the Philippines, paving the way for the countries’ first trilateral summit with Japan next month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/19/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-us-japan-blinken/

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U.S. President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the first trilateral leaders’ summit in April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/19/japan/politics/us-philippines-japan-trilateral-leaders-summit/

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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will use a rare address to Australia’s parliament on Thursday to outline how the two nations intend to deepen defense and economic ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/29/asia-pacific/politics/marcos-australia-philippines-ties-china/

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The Philippines and Japan may hold the second round of their so-called two-plus-two security dialogue later this year in Manila, as the countries negotiate a new bilateral defense pact. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/17/japan/politics/philippines-japan-two-plus-two/

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The alliance between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte disintegrated when they accused each other of using drugs — a rift that could threaten Marcos's reform agenda and risk fueling instability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/02/asia-pacific/politics/marcos-duterte-alliance-crumbles/?utm_content=buffera416e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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While Taiwan has long been considered the potential flash point between the U.S. and China, another geopolitical storm brewing in the region could force Washington to make some difficult choices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/21/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-south-china-sea/?utm_content=buffer66d7e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The Philippines said Sunday that more than 135 Chinese “maritime militia” ships were “swarming” a reef that it claims sovereignty over in the disputed South China Sea, with Manila calling the vessels’ ramped-up presence “alarming.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/03/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-china-whitsun-reef-maritime-militia/?utm_content=bufferdc29a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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When Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. returns home this week from an extended trip to the United States, his greatest achievement will not be securing new security pledges amid tensions with China. Instead, it comes from an entirely different different arena. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/20/asia-pacific/politics/ferdinand-marcos-jr-us-china-analysis/?utm_content=buffer88aff&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday, seeking ways to come up with mechanisms to lower tensions in the South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/18/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-ferdinand-marcos-jr-china-president-xi-jinping-meeting/?utm_content=buffera67ff&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday wrapped up a three-day trip to Southeast Asia, where he sought to strengthen Japan's security and defense ties with Malaysia and the Philippines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/05/japan/politics/fumio-kishida-philippines-malaysia-analysis/?utm_content=buffercca5f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Japan has taken another step to bolster its network of security partners by launching negotiations with the Philippines on a visiting forces agreement and making the Southeast Asian country the first recipient of its new military aid program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/04/japan/politics/japan-philippines-fumio-kishida-raa-osa/?utm_content=buffer0c21b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Manila is investigating the ramming of a Philippine fishing boat in the South China Sea that left three fishermen dead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/04/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-ramming-south-china-sea/?utm_content=bufferc528d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the , part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships."

Wreck, Rats and Roaches : Standoff in the (2014 article)
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Japanese Prime Minister , US President , and Philippines President . unveiled a wide range of agreements to enhance and ties during meetings held at the White House this week.

LIST: , , strike deals on , at leaders' summit
https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/united-states-japan-philippines-deals-trilateral-leaders-summit-april-2024/

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Ferdinand Marcos Jr. marks his first year leading the Philippines with policies that echo his namesake’s two decade in power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/23/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/marcos-one-year-pitch/?utm_content=buffera429c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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