The Philippines' top diplomat to the United States expressed confidence Monday that President Donald Trump’s new administration would continue military patrols in the disputed South China Sea and move ahead with an agreed expansion of the U.

Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his troops waded ashore on Leyte Gulf in the Philippines. He then spoke these words on the radio:

Existing defence agreements between security allies the Philippines and the United States will remain intact under U.S. President Donald Trump, Manila's ambassador to the United States said on Monday.

The Philippines defense agreements with the United States will stay intact under President Donald Trump, according to Manilas ambassador to Washington, Jose Manuel Romualdez. Speaking at a media forum in Manila,

Officials in the Philippines say that President Trump will not pull back from defense commitments because Manila and Washington have a common adversary.

The Philippines’ top diplomat to the United States expressed confidence Monday that President Donald Trump’s new administration would continue military patrols in the disputed South China Sea and move ahead with an agreed expansion of the U.

Southeast Asian nation will reportedly receive US$5.3 billion from the Donald Trump administration, earmarked for security and anti-narcotics programmes The exemption of the Philippines from a worldwide freeze on US foreign security aid affirms Manila's "first-in-line" status in securing Washington's interests in the Indo-Pacific,

Philippines’ Marcos has requested a meeting with U.S. leader Trump about bilateral alliance, Manila’s ambassador to Washington said.

Manila's ambassador in the United States, who spoke on Monday, said that existing defence agreements between the Philippines

Existing defence agreements between allies the Philippines and the United States will stay intact under U.S. President Donald Trump, Manila's ambassador to the United States said on Monday.

The United States and Philippines have reaffirmed in all bilateral engagements the importance of their alliance and shared interests in the Indo-Pacific region, Manila's ambassador to the United States said on Monday.

There are early signs that the country’s relations with the U.S. will survive the ongoing ructions in Washington, D.C.