it's of great concern right now philippines, foreign minister era, enrique manella has told us secretary of state as we can, cannot afford an escalation of tensions. anthony blinking his invalid and has been present ferdinand macos junior described us philippines times as a special relationship for our relationship is quite extraordinary because it is really founded in friendship. it's ford as well in partnership, and it's strengthened by the fact that it's an alliance as well. we're committed to the mutual events pretty well committed to working with you on shared challenges you're creating president to ms. lewinsky has called for sanctions on russia's nuclear industry, following the shilling of ukraine's reach a power plant. keith and moscow have both accused each other of firing on europe's largest nuclear power station, occupied by russia, but still operates by ukrainian employees. defense nuclear agency, setting nitrogen oxygen units, and a high voltage power line with his residents near the plant. fear the fighting could lead to a disaster, similar to cia noble. so once today, the

enrique men are lo, has told the u. s. secretary of state that his region cannot afford an escalation of tensions. antony blinkin is a manella and has met president ferdinand martha's junior marco's described us philippines ties as a special relationship. barnaby lo has more from manila. after a rough patch under the administration of president would regal deter, day, the philippines and the united states have reaffirmed an enduring partnership. on saturday, you a secretary of state antony blanket, met with the countries newly elected leader ferdinand mark was junior. and i reiterated our ironclad commitment to the u. s. philippines mutual defense treaty and reaffirmed that an armed attack on philippines, armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft, in the south, china sea would invoke us mutual defense commitments. under that treaty, lincoln arrived from don penn were foreign ministers of the 10 member association of southeast asian nations discussed the growing tension in the taiwan strait. chinese conducting military drills until sunday in response to u. s. house speaker nancy pelosi visit to the self ruled island of taiwan