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US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will visit Manila on August 29-30 as part of Southeast Asian tour of 4 countries. He will also visit Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Hagel’s visit coincides with the ASEAN Defense Ministers annual retreat in Brunei. His visit to Manila comes at a imd when the US and the Philippines are framing a new agreement that will allow increased presence of US troops in the country, including giving them access to military bases. The US has been a consistent source of foreign military aid for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), which relies on US surplus military equipment bought at discounted prices. Hagel was a former politician and a close ally of President Barack Obama.
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