US commitment to defend Philippines is 'ironclad': Obama
11/17/2015 4:41 PMAgence France-Presse
MANILA - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged his nation's "ironclad" commitment to defend longtime ally the Philippines, which is locked in a bitter territorial row with China.
"The United States has been committed to the security of this region for more than 70 years, we have a treaty obligation, an ironclad commitment, to the defense of our ally the Philippines, who can count on the United States," Obama said as he toured the Philippine Navy's flagship vessel in Manila.
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