Much at stake in Marcos-Trump meet
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President Ferdinand Marcos secures a one-percent US tariff cut and defence pledges from US President Donald Trump, but analysts say the deal highlights Manila’s limited leverage and need to diversify.
The visit by Marcos was the first official trip by a South East Asian leader to the United States during Trump’s second term.
Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met separately with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr is in Washington DC and will meet his American counterpart, Donald Trump, today in a bid to secure a more favourable trade deal. The UK’s F-35B Lightning fighter jet,