Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo (left) meeting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Feb 14, 2025. - Courtesy of Secretary Manalo/X
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Philippine counterpart, Enrique Manalo, discussed "coordination on addressing China’s destabilising actions in the South China Sea” and increased economic cooperation in a meeting in Munich on Friday (Feb 14), according to the US State Department.
"Secretary Rubio not only reaffirmed US commitment to the United States-Philippines Alliance, but noted his enthusiasm for building an even more invested and enduring relationship,” State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement.
