NO RADICAL SHIFT IN PH-US ALLIANCE WITH TRUMP — EXPERT

THERE will be no radical shift in the alliance between the Philippines and the United States under the administration of US President-elect Donald Trump, according to a geopolitical analyst on Saturday.

In a news forum, Don McLain Gill pointed out the Philippines-US alliance has become consequential to the interest of both countries.

“I don’t expect any radical shift na magkakaroon sa alliance natin particularly in the field of defense and security,” Gill said.

“The Philippine-US alliance today has become so consequential to the interest of both the United States and the Philippines,” he added.

Gil noted the Philippines and the US have also institutionalized their partnership as a hub for cooperation between and among like-minded partners with key US allies in the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean.

He added that European countries are “increasingly” looking at the PH-US ties as a fulcrum for their interest in the Indo-Pacific.

“European countries are increasingly looking at the Philippine-US alliance as a fulcrum for their interest in the region and we have shown na because we are active stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific’s maritime domain to maintain the rules-based order there and we are more than happy to work with like-minded countries within the region and beyond,” Gill said.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. earlier congratulated Trump for winning the presidential elections in the US.

The President expressed full commitment that the Philippines will continue to partner with the US, and looked forward to working with Trump.

“We look forward to working with President Trump on a wide range of issues that will yield mutual benefits for two nations with deep ties, shared beliefs, a common vision, and a long history of working together,” he said.

The Philippines and the US have a long history of cooperations in various fields such as in defense and security, trade and investment, food and energy security, renewable energy, climate action, digital transformation, infrastructure development, and humanitarian assistance.