The Cessna 208 aircraft have intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities and will be deployed "in a couple of weeks," Ambassador Sung Kim.
We’re going to do everything possible to support the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) as it tries to secure the area, Kim told ANC's Headstart.During the war of Philippine Troops against the Terrorist Maute Group and Abussayaf there are around 500 or more people died or being brutally killed in just 20 months fighting at Marawi City, that is cause also for many property damages and this is also the reason why Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared Martial Law in the Entire place of Mindanao, military ensures that the place is under control, even there is still a critical situation happening in Marawi.
The two country (Philippine and US) are bound by the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty as well as the agreements that make or allowing the US troops to have a rotational or rotating presence in the country.
"This is a very, very strong alliance. We’re partners, allies, and friends, and we help our friends and partners in time of need, and the Marawi situation is clearly a very difficult situation for the Philippines," said Kim.Ambassador Sung Kim also said that the United States will have a full support to the Philippines to rebuild the damaged infrastructure to aid and help recover from the situation, Philippines President Duterte was earmarked worth 20 (Twenty) Billion Pesos to achieve this and to rehabilitate the area.
This proves that the current US President has the same point of view and plan to its nation and to get a strong alliance between the two country and other country alliance.
Source: ABS-CBN
