Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a bilateral meeting with Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo at the Department of State in Washington, Friday April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. answers questions during a forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines on Monday, April 15, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gestures as he answers questions during a forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines on Monday, April 15, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo speaks during a bilateral meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at Department of State in Washington, Friday April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, accompanied by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, speaks during a bilateral meeting with Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo at Department of State in Washington, Friday April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo speaks during a bilateral meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at Department of State in Washington, Friday April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. answers questions during a forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines on Monday, April 15, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Philippines Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. speaks during a bilateral meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Department of State in Washington, Friday April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, second from left, speaks during a bilateral meeting with Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, second from right, at Department of State in Washington, Friday April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. smiles as he attends a forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines on Monday, April 15, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gestures as he answers questions during a forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines on Monday, April 15, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., left, answers questions beside Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines president Girlie Linao during a forum on Monday, April 15, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)