THE United States will continue to stand with the Philippines in the face of what it called China's aggression in the South China Sea that needs to be "pushed back appropriately."

In a meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), who led the US congressional delegation, assured President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of Washington's support for Manila.

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