00:00U.S. President Donald Trump assures Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. he will, quote,
00:05take up the concerns of the Philippines with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
00:09Malacanang says Trump made a commitment to Marcos in a phone call where the two leaders discuss the current global
00:14economic and security situation.
00:17Trump and Xi are expected to meet when the Chinese President goes on a U.S. trip in September.
00:22This comes after U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio met with Marcos and top government officials in Malacanang on July
00:2822.
00:29Malacanang Communications Secretary Dave Gomez says Marcos updated Rubio on recent incidents in the South China Sea.
00:36Gomez adds the call with Trump is an offshoot of Rubio's palace call, part of his first visit to Manila
00:41as State Secretary.
00:42Rubio was in the Philippines to participate in high-level meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which Manila
00:48chairs.
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