00:00Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo spoke to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
00:06In his post on his ex-account, Secretary Manalo said that the importance of the alliance between the Philippines and the United States
00:15for the stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region, as well as the strong bilateral, political, economic, and people-to-people cooperation of the two countries.
00:25Secretary Manalo hopes that with the help of U.S. Secretary of State Rubio, the momentum of the positive relationship between the Philippines and the United States will continue.
00:35Secretary Rubio also said that in violation of international law and in violating the peace and stability of the region, the actions of China
00:45The United States and the Philippines also gave a secret commitment under the Mutual Defense Treaty.
