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Marcos meets Austin

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets with United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Malacañang.

“I’m very happy that despite this not so ideal weather you have managed to come, as there are many items to be discussed concerning the different issues of both our countries,” Marcos told the US official.

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00:00Good afternoon, and welcome once again to our often-visited
00:07and, of course, I think you also have to be happy to do this.
00:11I'm very happy that, despite the less than ideal weather,
00:17that we would like to come and visit,
00:20as there are many items that we need to discuss concerning
00:27the different issues that are facing both our countries,
00:36especially on the economic front and certainly, of course,
00:41the military front.
00:43I note that we are signing an agreement on the security
00:53and communication between our countries.
00:56It's a very important step that we continue to interoperate
01:00with our two military vendors.
01:03I would like to point out and remind everyone
01:07how important the exercise has become
01:13in all our behavior steps in these last few years.
01:17We have been here.
01:19We now refer to it as the KLMNOP series of typhoons.
01:28Six typhoons in about less than four weeks.
01:36We were able to do a better job than we would have done otherwise
01:44because of the exercise in which we turned up
01:49with a great many of our military missions
01:52to the benefit of those who have been isolated.
01:57They serve a staging purpose.
02:01Before, when we know that the storm is coming,
02:07we reposition as many assets, material, as we can
02:13as close as possible so as not to damage
02:17the actual resources that we have.
02:20And the exercise has become a staging one
02:23because right after the storm,
02:26many areas can only be reached by helicopter
02:31and many roads close over the night side.
02:36And therefore, even the main capital of provinces
02:42can only be reached by aircraft.
02:45So we have used to a great extent the exercise.
02:51I would just like to remind everyone
02:55of the wisdom behind that and how it has become
02:58so extremely useful in the face of these effects.
03:04But once again, Mr. Secretary Austin,
03:07I thank you very much for making your way here.
03:12As I say, this is in spite of the weather,
03:14but once again, good evening.
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