MANILA, Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. returned to the country early Sunday from a trilateral summit that he said will change the dynamics in the South China Sea and the region.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., meets with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on April 12, 2024. AFP PHOTO
![President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (2nd from left), with Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo (left) and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro (3rd from left), meets with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (2nd from right) at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on April 12, 2024. AFP PHOTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/04/14/329714.jpg)
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (2nd from left), with Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo (left) and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro (3rd from left), meets with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (2nd from right) at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on April 12, 2024. AFP PHOTO
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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meets with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on April 12, 2024. AFP PHOTO
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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meets with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on April 12, 2024. AFP PHOTO
![Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (2nd from left), with Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo (left) and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro (3rd from left), meets with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (2nd from right) at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on April 12, 2024. AFP PHOTO](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2024/04/14/329717.jpg)
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (2nd from left), with Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo (left) and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro (3rd from left), meets with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (2nd from right) at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on April 12, 2024. AFP PHOTO
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