{"id":841409,"date":"2025-04-16T16:12:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T21:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/marcos-us-greatest-force-for-peace-in-the-region-amid-sea-row\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T16:12:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T21:12:26","slug":"marcos-us-greatest-force-for-peace-in-the-region-amid-sea-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/marcos-us-greatest-force-for-peace-in-the-region-amid-sea-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcos: US &#8216;greatest force&#8217; for peace in the region amid sea row"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>  <meta name=\"mrf-extractable\" content=\"false\"><\/p>\n<header>\n<menu>\n<\/menu>\n<\/header>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/\/theme_manilatimes\/images\/scroll-up.jpg\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" alt=\"Scroll Up\">\n                                    <\/p>\n<section>\n<div widget-id=\"131\" data-row_id=\"3\">\n<p><a title=\"next button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/2025\/03\/28\/tmt-newswire\/globenewswire\/smcp-share-buyback-program\/2081999\"><br \/>\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/theme_manilatimes\/images\/right-icon-next-article.svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"80\" alt=\"Next article\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" widget-id=\"133\" data-row_id=\"6\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>MANILA, Philippines<\/strong> \u2014 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said the United States (US) remained the &#8220;greatest force&#8221; in maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific region amid growing Chinese pressure in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).<\/p>\n<p>In his meeting with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Malacaa\u00f1ang, Marcos described the US top official&#8217;s visit as a &#8220;very strong indication&#8221; of the two countries&#8217; shared commitment to peace in the region.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Register to read this story and more for <i>free<\/i>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Signing up for an account helps us improve your browsing experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/javascript:;\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/premium-signup\" data-cmsarticleid=\"2081998\" title=\"Continue\">Continue<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>OR<\/span><\/p>\n<p>See our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/subscribe\" title=\"subscription options\"><strong>subscription options.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n                            Already have an account? 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