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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) shakes hands with the Philippines Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro before a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on May 30, 2025. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images
The Philippines says it is not concerned that the war in the Middle East will reduce U.S. military focus in the Indo-Pacific region.
The country’s defense secretary, Gilberto Teodoro, said April 28 he has full confidence in the country’s long-standing security pact with the United States.
