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Marcos makes rare visit to US Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made history as the first Philippine president to visit the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) headquarters in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The visit, the final leg of his US trip, included meetings with Admiral John Aquilino and discussions on regional security and the mutual partnership between the US and the Philippines, which is codified in the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty.
Marcos also toured the USS Arizona Memorial and Ford Island in Pearl Harbor.
This rare visit for a head of state occurred amidst escalating tensions between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea.
The USINDOPACOM oversees US military activities across a vast region that includes waters and airspace adjacent to the Philippines.
When asked about new commitments from Washington regarding territorial waters cooperation, President Marcos stated they were "in the middle of many assessments."
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