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Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippians, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. Blinken is on a ten day trip to Cambodia, Philippines, South Africa, Congo, and Rwanda. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Blinken: China should not hold global concerns ‘hostage’

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

A damaged car is seen along a road after a strong quake hit Bangued, Abra province, northern Philippines on Wednesday July 27, 2022. A strong earthquake shook the northern Philippines on Wednesday, causing some damage and prompting people to flee buildings in the capital. Officials said no casualties were immediately reported. (AP Photo/Raphiel Alzate)

Strong earthquake kills 4, injures dozens in northern Philippines

By Jim Gomez and Aaron Favila - Associated Press

Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. celebrates outside his headquarters in Mandaluyong, Philippines on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Filipino voters overwhelmingly elected Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., as president during the May 2022 elections, completing a stunning return to power for the family of the late President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., who ruled the country for more than two decades until being ousted in 1986 in the nonviolent "People Power" revolution. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila,File)

Philippines’ Marcos set to toe careful line between U.S. and China

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Chinese structures and buildings on the man-made Fiery Cross Reef at the disputed Spratlys group of islands in the South China Sea are seen on March 20, 2022. The Philippine government has summoned a senior Chinese diplomat in Manila to protest the harassment by the Chinese coast guard of a research vessel manned by Filipino and Taiwanese scientists in the disputed South China Sea, officials said Tuesday May 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Sea feud with China flares as Marcos prepares for presidency

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, passengers are checked after being rescued at the port of Real, Quezon province, Philippines Monday, May 23, 2022. A passenger ship caught fire as it nears their port of destination in Real town killing several people on board. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP Photo)

7 die in Philippine ferry fire; over 120 rescued from water

Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Office of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Presidential candidate Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr. visits the tomb of his father at the National Heroes Cemetery in Metro Manila, Philippines, on Tuesday May 10, 2022. Marcos, the namesake son of longtime dictator Ferdinand Marcos, apparent landslide victory in the Philippine presidential election is raising immediate concerns about a further erosion of democracy in Asia and could complicate American efforts to blunt growing Chinese influence and power in the Pacific.(Office of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. via AP)

Marcos Jr. declares victory, faces calls to ensure democracy

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Former Sen. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the son of the late dictator, gestures as he greets the crowd during a presidential campaign rally in Quezon City, Philippines on April 13, 2022. Marcos Jr.'s apparent landslide victory in the Philippine presidential election is giving rise to immediate concerns about a further erosion of democracy in the region, and could complicate American efforts to blunt growing Chinese influence and power in the Pacific. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Marcos presidency complicates U.S. efforts to counter China

By David Rising and Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of the late dictator, looks at the receipt after voting at a polling center in Batac City, Ilocos Norte, northern Philippines on Monday, May 9, 2022. Filipinos were voting for a new president Monday, with the son of an ousted dictator and a champion of reforms and human rights as top contenders in a tenuous moment in a deeply divided Asian democracy. (AP Photo)

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wins Philippine presidency, unofficial count shows

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Former Sen. Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr. speaks to supporters during his proclamation rally promoting his presidential bid for the 2022 national elections, at the Philippine Arena, Bulacan province, north of Manila, Philippines on Feb. 8, 2022. Marcos Jr.'s rise loomed large as the Southeast Asian nation marked the anniversary Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, of the army-backed uprising that toppled Marcos and became a harbinger of change in authoritarian regimes worldwide. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe, File)

The son also rises: Philippines weighs another Marcos as president

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Cars pass by a toppled electrical post due to Typhoon Rai in Surigao city, Surigao del Norte, southern Philippines as power supply remain down on Sunday Dec. 19, 2021. The death toll in the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year continues to rise and the governor of an island province especially hard-hit by Typhoon Rai said there may be even greater devastation that has yet to be reported. (AP Photo/Jilson Tiu)

375 dead, 56 missing after typhoon slams Philippines

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Storm evacuees take cover as strong winds blow in Dapa town, Siargao, Surigao del Norte province, southern Philippines on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated to safety in the southern and central Philippines as Typhoon Rai approached Thursday at a time when authorities were warning the public to avoid crowds after the first infections caused by the omicron strain of the coronavirus were reported in the country, officials said. (AP Photo)

Powerful typhoon hits Philippines; nearly 100,000 evacuated

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coast Guard vessel is seen patrolling in the South China Sea, taken sometime April 13-14, 2021. Chinese coast guard ships blocked and used water cannons on two Philippine supply boats heading to a disputed shoal occupied by Filipino marines in the South China Sea, provoking an angry protest against China and a warning from the Philippine government that its vessels are covered under a mutual defense treaty with the U.S., Manila’s top diplomat said Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

U.S. threatens military response to China in South China Sea dispute

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 20, 2021, file photo, Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, poses for photographers during a weigh-in in Las Vegas. Philippine boxing icon and senator Pacquiao says he will run for president in the 2022 elections. He accepted the nomination of his PDP-Laban party at its national convention on Sunday, Sept. 19, pledging to honestly serve the Filipino people who he said have been waiting for change in government. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Pacquiao retires from boxing, will focus on political career in Philippines

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 20, 2021, file photo, Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, poses for photographers during a weigh-in in Las Vegas. Philippine boxing icon and senator Pacquiao says he will run for president in the 2022 elections. He accepted the nomination of his PDP-Laban party at its national convention on Sunday, Sept. 19, pledging to honestly serve the Filipino people who he said have been waiting for change in government. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Boxer-senator Manny Pacquiao to run for Philippine president

Associated Press

Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, wipes his eye at a news conference after his loss to Yordenis Ugas, of Cuba, in a welterweight championship boxing match Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) **FILE**

Even Manny Pacquiao finds Father Time undefeated

By Tim Dahlberg - Associated Press

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, and Philippines Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana shake hands after a bilateral meeting at Camp Aguinaldo military camp in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines Friday, July 30, 2021. Austin is visiting Manila to hold talks with Philippine officials to boost defense ties and possibly discuss the The Visiting Forces Agreement between the US and Philippines. (Rolex dela Pena/Pool Photo via AP)

Philippine leader retains pact allowing U.S. war exercises

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

A health worker inoculates a man with China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at a temporary vaccination center in Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The Philippine president has threatened to order the arrest of Filipinos who refuse COVID-19 vaccination and told them to leave the country for hard-hit countries like India and the United States if they would not cooperate with massive efforts to end the pandemic. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Duterte threatens to arrest Filipinos who refuse vaccination

Associated Press

Palau is one of the tiny Pacific players on the front lines of a high-stakes rivalry between the U.S. and China.. (Associated Press)

Deterrent against China: Palau invites U.S. military to build on remote islands

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2020, file photo, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. gestures during a senate hearing in Manila, Philippines. Locsin apologized Tuesday, May 4,2021, after tweeting an obscene phrase demanding China get out of Philippine-claimed territory in the South China Sea in an outburst that annoyed the Philippine president. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Philippine diplomat apologizes for profanity toward China

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the San Policarpo Firestation, firemen and police push up a steel fence as they clear roads during rain caused by Typhoon Surigae in the municipality of San Policarpo, Eastern Samar, eastern Philippines on Sunday April 18, 2021. An approaching typhoon has left at least one person dead, another missing and prompted the evacuation of more than 100,000 people as a precaution in the eastern and central Philippines, although the unusual summer storm is not expected to blow into land, officials said Monday. (FO1 Marianne Jabinal/ San Policarpo Firestation via AP)

1 dead, 100,000 displaced as typhoon blows near Philippines

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press