Philippines-U.S. relations

Marcos's order came after the United States expressed public concern over environmental damage from the projects and the involvement of a U.S.-blacklisted Chinese company.

The meeting punctuates a period of swift advancement in the security alliance between the Philippines and the United States.

Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo said yesterday that six projects are slated for completion by the end of the year.

Comments by Senator Imee Marcos, the sister of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., raise the question of where the outer limits of U.S.-Philippine cooperation lie.

Widening the aperture of collaboration can help meet evolving needs and respond to a more competitive strategic environment.

A spokesperson for the Philippine Coast Guard said it was a "certainty” that joint patrols would resume in the near future.

The U.S. defense chief is the latest senior official to visit the Philippines in a sign of warming ties after a strained period under Marcos's predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte.

The new Philippine president is promising to shift relations to a “higher gear.” But his administration’s swift re-engagement with the U.S. is likely to pose problems.

The Philippine leader said that his government has “secured an alternative supply from the United States.”

Like his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, the newly elected leader has chosen ASEAN nations as the destination of his first state visits.

To avert the next Marawi Manila needs to make moves toward a more comprehensive security framework.

Rodrigo Duterte's entry into the Philippine presidency in June 2016 carried important geopolitical consequences.