Philippines confident Trump will uphold sea patrols vs China
The Philippines’ top diplomat to the United States expressed confidence Monday that President Donald Trump’s new administration would continue military patrols in the disputed South China Sea and move ahead with an agreed expansion of the U.
Philippines confident Trump will continue military patrols to keep China in check in disputed sea
The Philippines' top diplomat to the United States expressed confidence Monday that President Donald Trump’s new administration would continue military patrols in the disputed South China Sea and move ahead with an agreed expansion of the U.

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Philippines’ exemption from US foreign aid freeze reaffirms ‘first-in-line’ status: analysts
Southeast Asian nation will reportedly receive US$5.3 billion from the Donald Trump administration, earmarked for security and anti-narcotics programmes The exemption of the Philippines from a worldwide freeze on US foreign security aid affirms Manila's "first-in-line" status in securing Washington's interests in the Indo-Pacific,