Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr is on his way to Washington, DC.
Defence cooperation is top of the agenda for talks with US President Joe Biden.
The Philippines has granted the US military access to nine of its bases.
Officials say it is necessary to bolster the country's defences amid growing tensions with China.

Al Jazeera's Barnaby Lo reports from the old US naval base of Subic Bay, the Philippines.

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