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THE Philippines and United States defense officials met on Friday to discuss ways of strengthening commitments under the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) amid rising concerns in the West Philippine Sea and tensions with China. The meeting between US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin 3rd and Philippine Defense department Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. was held at the US Indo-Pacific Command in Honolulu, Hawaii. In their joint press conference after the meeting, the two said they looked to enhance the cooperation and reaffirmed their commitment. "We discussed several priority areas for the alliance including strengthening our MDT commitments and enhancing maritime...
