Biden and Marcos meet amid rising tensions with China.

President Biden is set to welcome Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the White House to strengthen security and economic relations between the US and the Philippines amid concerns over an increasingly assertive China. New steps and initiatives will be announced, including a new set of bilateral defense guidelines, the transfer of US hardware, a US trade mission to the Philippines, and $3 billion in public and private financing to buttress infrastructure for critical minerals. The US will also reaffirm its "ironclad" security commitment to the Philippines, and the two nations have expanded defense ties, raising alarms in Beijing.