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Economy, maritime issues to be discussed in U.S., Japan, PH summit

A top White House advisor said pledges of stronger economic cooperation are expected from the summit between the U.S., Japan, and the Philippines.

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Don Tagala

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<div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IPVFcCDty9c?&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>A top White House advisor for the Indo-Pacific laid out on Tuesday (US time) what can be expected in the April 11 trilateral summit between the U.S., Japan, and the Philippines.</p><p>Mira Rapp-Hooper is the Special Assistant to the President and the Senior Director for East Asia and Oceana.</p><p>In a press briefing, she said the summit is a perfect representation of three maritime democracies that share a similar vision.</p><div><a data-ved="2ahUKEwiXzsaRlriFAxXUe2wGHcVQDSYQFnoECBoQAQ" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/10/marcos-jr-off-to-washington-for-summit-with-us-japan-1642" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/10/marcos-jr-off-to-washington-for-summit-with-us-japan-1642&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiXzsaRlriFAxXUe2wGHcVQDSYQFnoECBoQAQ" style="color:rgb(26, 13, 171);text-decoration:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);outline:0px;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)" id="isPasted"></a><a data-ved="2ahUKEwiXzsaRlriFAxXUe2wGHcVQDSYQFnoECBoQAQ" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/10/marcos-jr-off-to-washington-for-summit-with-us-japan-1642" id="isPasted" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/10/marcos-jr-off-to-washington-for-summit-with-us-japan-1642&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiXzsaRlriFAxXUe2wGHcVQDSYQFnoECBoQAQ" style="color:rgb(26, 13, 171);text-decoration:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);outline:0px;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Marcos Jr. off to Washington for summit with US, Japan</a></div><div style="line-height:1.3;padding:0px;display:inline-block;text-size-adjust:none;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;width:600px"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/10/marcos-jr-off-to-washington-for-summit-with-us-japan-1642" data-ved="2ahUKEwiXzsaRlriFAxXUe2wGHcVQDSYQFnoECBoQAQ" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/10/marcos-jr-off-to-washington-for-summit-with-us-japan-1642&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiXzsaRlriFAxXUe2wGHcVQDSYQFnoECBoQAQ" style="color:rgb(26, 13, 171);text-decoration:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);outline:0px;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"></a><div style="display:flex;padding:0px;overflow:hidden;align-items:center"><a data-ved="2ahUKEwiXzsaRlriFAxXUe2wGHcVQDSYQFnoECBoQAQ" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/10/marcos-jr-off-to-washington-for-summit-with-us-japan-1642" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/10/marcos-jr-off-to-washington-for-summit-with-us-japan-1642&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiXzsaRlriFAxXUe2wGHcVQDSYQFnoECBoQAQ" style="color:rgb(26, 13, 171);text-decoration:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);outline:0px;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="margin-right:12px"></span></a><div style="vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/10/marcos-jr-off-to-washington-for-summit-with-us-japan-1642" data-ved="2ahUKEwiXzsaRlriFAxXUe2wGHcVQDSYQFnoECBoQAQ" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/10/marcos-jr-off-to-washington-for-summit-with-us-japan-1642&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiXzsaRlriFAxXUe2wGHcVQDSYQFnoECBoQAQ" style="color:rgb(26, 13, 171);text-decoration:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);outline:0px;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"></a><br/></div><br/></div></div><p>&quot;The US Indo Pacific Strategy and our groupings of alliances and partnerships are not about being against anyone or anything,&quot; said Rapp-Hopper. &quot;They are about what we&#x27;re for and that’s clear in our Indo Pacific strategy.&quot;</p><p>Rapp-Hooper also reaffirmed the Biden&#x27;s administration to international law in the Indo-Pacific.</p><p>She responded to a question on whether the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty between the U.S. and the Philippines would cover a attack on the BRP Sierra Madre, Manila&#x27;s lone outpost in the South China Sea.</p><p>The Philippines has delivered supplies to troops stationed in the dilapidated ship, but has encountered aggression from China during its missions.</p><p>&quot;[It&#x27;s] crystal clear to any observers and that is the fact that the [MDT] applies to the Philippines in the South China Sea again to vessels underway including Coast Guard vessels,&quot; said Rapp-Hooper.</p><p>She added: &quot;That is one of the things we will be talking to President Marcos about when he is in town. This trilateral meeting comes at a very important time as the Philippines has found themselves under increasing pressure from the PRC in the South China Sea.&quot;</p><p>The White House advisor also said there would be investment announcements during the meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.</p><p>She added that this would greatly benefit the Philippines.</p><p>&quot;There will be some particularly important announcements related to infrastructure,&quot; said Rapp-Hooper, &quot;whereby the United States and Japan will agree to cooperate on their investments in the Philippines.&quot;</p><p>&quot;We believe that together and working closely with the government of the Philippines, we will be able to deliver for the Filipino people,&quot; she continued.</p><p>On top of that, Rapp-Hooper said there will be a few other areas of cooperation that Biden will discuss with Marcos that would have economic benefits for Filipinos.</p><p>&quot;Those include energy security, which of course is a very important focus for this government,&quot; she said. &quot;They include digital connectivity to make sure that the people of the Philippines have access to reliable, trusted networks and a number of other areas which, if we can, more effectively hone our trilateral cooperation.&quot; </p><p>The White House hopes that the trilateral summit would show that investing in alliances and partnerships especially in the Indo-Pacific have paid off.</p><p>Rapp-Hooper said this will be on display as the three leaders come together on Thursday.</p>

<p>A top White House advisor said pledges of stronger economic cooperation are expected from the summit between the U.S., Japan, and the Philippines.</p>

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Biden, Kishida, Marcos to discuss economy, maritime issues in summit

Don Tagala,

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Published Apr 11, 2024 01:31 AM PHT

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