Marcos: Death of PH serviceman from foreign attack triggers defense treaty with US

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This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. US VISIT. Together with the Philippine delegation, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was greeted by U.S. Defense Secretary Austin at the U.S. Department of Defense, Pentagon today, April 12, 2024 (EDT), in an honors ceremony. Citing the US defense chief, President Marcos says the Mutual Defense Treaty will be invoked 'if a Filipino serviceman is killed because of an attack, or an aggressive action by another foreign power' MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino serviceman’s death in an attack by a foreign power would...