00:00Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo spoke to U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio
00:06in his post on the ex-account.
00:08Secretary Manalo said that the importance of the alliance between the Philippines and America
00:16for prosperity and security in the Indo-Pacific region,
00:20as well as the strong bilateral political, economic, and people-to-people cooperation of the two countries,
00:27Secretary Manalo hoped that with the help of U.S. State Secretary Rubio,
00:32the various challenges in the Indo-Pacific region will be addressed
00:36and that the momentum of the positive relationship between the Philippines and America will be maintained.
00:43Meanwhile, Secretary Rubio said that he is proud of the international law
00:48and that China's actions are damaging the peace and stability of the region.
00:54The U.S. commitment to the Philippines under the Mutual Defense Treaty was given by the UN.
