PBBM thanks US Congress for continuous support to US-PH alliance
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. thanked members of the U.S. Congressional Delegation (CODEL) for their overwhelming support to the US-Philippines alliance.
The U.S. Congressional delegation was led by Rep. Michael McCaul (Republican-Texas), Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Chairman Emeritus of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
“The fruits of those partnerships, of those alliances that we are now forming to face up to these new challenges that we really had before are, I think, very true although we are [coming] from resolution at least to manage the situation,” President Marcos told the members of the U.S. delegation.
“Again, on behalf of the Philippines, we express our gratitude for all the United States has done and continues to do in support of our alliance and to strong adherence for the Philippines,” Marcos said.
For his part, McCaul thanked the President for the Philippines’ support to the US.
McCaul praised the President for his “very strong” speech in the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore last May, which was received very well for his stand on freedom.
“The supplemental (appropriation) is very important, we see Israel, see Ukraine, see Indo-Pacific—three areas in the world, three regions [receiving] attack from tyrannical governments. We see President Putin and President Xi made an alliance in Beijing,” McCaul said.
American officials made an announcement at the 4th PH-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue on the proposed allocation of US$500 million for the Philippines out of the US$2.5 billion FMF supplemental budget for the Indo-Pacific.
