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MDT to be tackled in Marcos-Biden meeting
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will discuss the need to "evolve" the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with US President Joe Biden during his working visit to Washington in May.
Marcos highlighted that the MDT and the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) must adapt to the evolving security landscape in regions like the South China Sea, Taiwan, and North Korea.
The MDT is a 70-year-old treaty obligating the US to defend the Philippines from any aggression.
The upcoming meeting between Marcos and Biden occurs shortly after the Philippines announced the expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) to include four additional sites.
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