00:00U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III is expected to meet President Ferdinand R. Marquez, Jr. this afternoon.
00:08This is the fourth visit of the U.S. Defense Secretary to the Philippines.
00:14Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Patrick Pryor said that Austin's trip to the country is part of his bilateral and multilateral meetings in Australia, Laos, and Fiji
00:27for the purpose of assisting in a free and open Indo-Pacific region.