Philippines' Marcos says soldier death will trigger defense treaty with US

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Philippines' Marcos says soldier death will trigger defense treaty with US

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says a mutual defense treaty with the United States will be invoked if any Filipino service member is killed in an attack by a foreign power. The remarks come amid China's increasingly coercive actions in the South China Sea.