The President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. addresses the Lowy Institute during the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, March 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)
The President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. addresses the Lowy Institute during the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, March 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)
The President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reacts as he talks with the audience following his address to the Lowy Institute on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, March 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)
The President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reacts as he talks with the audience following his address to the Lowy Institute on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, March 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)
FILE - From left to right, Philippine's President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, head of Thailand's delegation Sarun Charoensuwan, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao hold hands as they pose for a family photo during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Australia Summit, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. The ASEAN-Australia Special Summit that starts in Melbourne on Monday, March 4, 2024, marks 50 years since Australia became the first official partner of the Asian bloc. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP, File)
The President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. addresses the Lowy Institute during the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, March 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)
The President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. takes a question from the audience following his address to the Lowy Institute, on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, March 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)
In this photo released by ASEAN via the Australian Government, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Enrique A Manalo addresses a forum on maritime cooperation at the ASEAN Special Summit, in Melbourne, Monday, March 04, 2024. (Wayne Taylor, ASEAN/Australian Government via AP)
The President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. talks with Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove, right, on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, March 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)