PH, US, Japan summit to produce SCS deal

by Catherine S. Valente - Kristina Maralit - Bernadette E. Tamayo

Apr 11, 2024 12:30 am

(UPDATE) THE three-way summit among leaders of the Philippines, the United States and Japan will include an agreement to maintain security and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea (SCS), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Wednesday.

Marcos, who left Manila on Wednesday, is scheduled to meet with US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during the summit in Washington, D.C., on April 11 to discuss the three countries' agenda to advance their defense, security and economic interests.

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