Pentagon chief Austin visits PH for 2nd time

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2444760" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>MANILA <strong>(2nd UPDATE)</strong>—US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday night arrived in Manila, making his second official trip to the Philippines.</p><p>In a tweet, US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson showed photos of her and other officials welcoming Austin after his arrival.</p><p>&quot;Honored to welcome @SecDef Austin back to the Philippines. His visit shows the United States’ ironclad commitment to our 🇵🇭#FriendsPartnersAllies,&quot; she said.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Honored to welcome <a href="https://twitter.com/SecDef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecDef</a> Austin back to the Philippines. His visit shows the United States’ ironclad commitment to our 🇵🇭 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FriendsPartnersAllies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FriendsPartnersAllies</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/dndphl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DNDPHL</a> <a href="https://t.co/TaOjRAj8aU">pic.twitter.com/TaOjRAj8aU</a></p>— Ambassador MaryKay L. Carlson (@USAmbPH) <a href="https://twitter.com/USAmbPH/status/1620420045083140097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Austin came from South Korea where he held high-level discussions with his counterpart in Seoul on security issues.</p><p>Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder earlier said Austin&#x27;s trips to the Philippines and South Korea this year will reaffirm Washington&#x27;s &quot;deep commitment to working in concert with allies and partners to chart our shared vision to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/20/23/us-defense-chief-to-visit-philippines-south-korea">US defense chief to visit Philippines, South Korea</a></li></ul><p>Austin&#x27;s trip to the Philippines comes amid tensions between Beijing and Manila due to maritime and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.</p><p>The Pentagon chief has repeatedly criticized China&#x27;s actions in the hotly contested sea, where Beijing has overlapping claims with several states in the region, saying it &quot;has no basis in international law.&quot;</p><p>In July 2021, Austin also visited the Philippines during his Southeast Asian trip, wherein he held high-level meetings with Filipino officials on security issues. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/29/21/pentagon-chief-austin-arrives-in-philippines">Pentagon chief Austin arrives in Philippines</a></li></ul><p>He was among the first top officials of the Biden administration to visit Manila.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hUFxt_zSlpA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday arrived in Manila, making his second official trip to the Philippines.

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Pentagon chief Austin visits PH for 2nd time

John Gabriel Agcaoili,

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Published Jan 31, 2023 10:59 PM PHT

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Updated Feb 01, 2023 10:54 PM PHT

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