Blinken to meet new Philippine leader on alliance ...Middle East

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken(pix) will travel next week to the Philippines to meet new President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., with Washington expecting a close alliance despite rights concerns.Blinken will meet Marcos in Manila on August 6 as part of efforts “to strengthen the US-Philippines alliance” including on energy and trade, the State Department said.They will also discuss “our shared democratic values,“ a statement said.Blinken will head to the Philippines after attending talks of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Cambodia.Blinken has not scheduled but does not rule out meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Phnom Penh, said Daniel Kritenbrink, the top U

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