MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday welcomed the additional $1 million humanitarian aid from the United States government for those affected by the powerful typhoons as he met with visiting Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin 3rd in Malacañang.

Austin extended his "condolences, thoughts, and prayers to all those who've been disadvantaged by these six significant storms that have taken place in a very short period of time."

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