Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Jose Victor Chan-Gonzaga, Philippines Military Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs Jeffrey Hechanova, Philippines Defence Chief Carlito Galvez Jr., U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, Philippine Air Force Acting Commanding General Ramon Guiang, and U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson pose for a photo during the groundbreaking ceremony for an airstrip extension and rehabilitation project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) agreement, at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Philippines Air Force Acting Commanding General Ramon Guiang, Assistant Secretary of the Office of American Affairs Jose Victor Chan-Gonzaga, Philippines defence chief Carlito Galvez Jr., U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall; U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, and Philippines Military Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs Jeffrey Hechanova pose for a photo during the groundbreaking ceremony for an airstrip extension and rehabilitation project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) agreement, at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Philippines Defence Chief Carlito Galvez Jr. delivers a message during the groundbreaking ceremony for an airstrip extension and rehabilitation project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) agreement, at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Philippines defence chief Carlito Galvez Jr., U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, and U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson pose for a photo during the groundbreaking ceremony for an airstrip extension and rehabilitation project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) agreement, at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall delivers a message during the groundbreaking ceremony for an airstrip extension and rehabilitation project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) agreement, at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall delivers a message during the groundbreaking ceremony for an airstrip extension and rehabilitation project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) agreement, at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Philippines Defence Chief Carlito Galvez Jr. and U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall shake hands during the groundbreaking ceremony for an airstrip extension and rehabilitation project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) agreement, at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Philippines defence chief Carlito Galvez Jr., U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, and Philippine Air Force Acting Commanding General Ramon Guiang lower a time capsule to the ground during the groundbreaking ceremony for an airstrip extension and rehabilitation project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) agreement, at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, March 20, 2023. Ted Aljibe/POOL via REUTERS 

Philippines Defence Chief Carlito Galvez Jr. and U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall gesture before posing for a photo during the groundbreaking ceremony for an airstrip extension and rehabilitation project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) agreement, at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Philippines defence chief Carlito Galvez Jr. and U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall shake hands during the groundbreaking ceremony for an airstrip extension and rehabilitation project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) agreement, at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, March 20, 2023. Ted Aljibe/POOL via REUTERS 

Philippines Defence Chief Carlito Galvez Jr. and U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall speak to the press after the groundbreaking ceremony for an airstrip extension and rehabilitation project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) agreement, at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Philippines Defence Chief Carlito Galvez Jr. and U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall speak to the press after the groundbreaking ceremony for an airstrip extension and rehabilitation project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) agreement, at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Philippines Defence Chief Carlito Galvez Jr. and U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall speak to the press after the groundbreaking ceremony for an airstrip extension and rehabilitation project under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) agreement, at Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church priest Serhii Palamarchuk is seen after celebrating mass service in a church with boarded windows to protect it from shelling amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kostiantynivka in the eastern region of Donetsk, Ukraine March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION 

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church priest Serhii Palamarchuk celebrates mass service amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kostiantynivka in the eastern region of Donetsk, Ukraine March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION 

Residents attend mass service celebrated by Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church priest Serhii Palamarchuk in a church with boarded windows to protect it from shelling amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kostiantynivka in the eastern region of Donetsk, Ukraine March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION 

Residents attend mass service celebrated by Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church priest Serhii Palamarchuk in a church with boarded windows to protect it from shelling amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kostiantynivka in the eastern region of Donetsk, Ukraine March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION 

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church priest Serhii Palamarchuk celebrates mass service amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kostiantynivka in the eastern region of Donetsk, Ukraine March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION 

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church priest Serhii Palamarchuk celebrates mass service in a church with boarded windows to protect it from shelling amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kostiantynivka in the eastern region of Donetsk, Ukraine March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION 

Residents attend mass service celebrated by Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church priest Serhii Palamarchuk in a church with boarded windows to protect it from shelling amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kostiantynivka in the eastern region of Donetsk, Ukraine March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION 

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church priest Serhii Palamarchuk celebrates mass service in a church with boarded windows to protect it from shelling amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kostiantynivka in the eastern region of Donetsk, Ukraine March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION 

Residents attend mass service celebrated by Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church priest Serhii Palamarchuk in a church with boarded windows to protect it from shelling amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kostiantynivka in the eastern region of Donetsk, Ukraine March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION 

Residents attend mass service celebrated by Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church priest Serhii Palamarchuk in a church with boarded windows to protect it from shelling amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kostiantynivka in the eastern region of Donetsk, Ukraine March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION 

Religious items welcome the faithful in a church amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kostiantynivka in the eastern region of Donetsk, Ukraine March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura 

Residents attend mass service celebrated by Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church priest Serhii Palamarchuk in a church with boarded windows to protect it from shelling amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kostiantynivka in the eastern region of Donetsk, Ukraine March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION 

A police boat tows buoys carrying a naval mine with 690 kg of explosives from World War Two from the port of Rijeka, Croatia, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic REFILE - CORRECTING PAYLOAD AMOUNT 

A police boat tows buoys carrying a naval mine with 690 kg of explosives from World War Two from the port of Rijeka, Croatia, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic REFILE - CORRECTING PAYLOAD AMOUNT 

A police boat tows buoys carrying a naval mine with 690 kg of explosives from World War Two from the port of Rijeka, Croatia, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic REFILE - CORRECTING PAYLOAD AMOUNT 

A police boat tows buoys containing a secured 150 kilograms of naval mine from World War Two from the port of Rijeka, Croatia, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic 

U.S. soldiers take part in a military exercise which is a part of the Freedom Shield joint military exercise between South Korea and U.S., at a training field near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

U.S. soldiers work on M777 howitzer during a military exercise which is a part of the Freedom Shield joint military exercise between South Korea and U.S., at a training field near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

A U.S Army CH-47 Chinook transports a M777 howitzer during a military exercise which is a part of the Freedom Shield joint military exercise between South Korea and U.S., at a training field near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

U.S. soldiers take part in a military exercise which is a part of the Freedom Shield joint military exercise between South Korea and U.S., at a training field near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

U.S. soldiers withstand strong wind as a U.S Army CH-47 Chinook prepare to land during a military exercise which is a part of the Freedom Shield joint military exercise between South Korea and U.S., at a training field near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

U.S. soldiers take part in a military exercise which is a part of the Freedom Shield joint military exercise between South Korea and U.S., at a training field near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

U.S. soldiers work on M777 howitzer during a military exercise which is a part of the Freedom Shield joint military exercise between South Korea and U.S., at a training field near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

U.S. soldiers withstand strong wind caused by U.S Army CH-47 Chinooks during a military exercise which is a part of the Freedom Shield joint military exercise between South Korea and U.S., at a training field near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

Dead leaves are scattered as a U.S Army CH-47 Chinook transporting a M777 howitzer prepares to land during a military exercise which is a part of the Freedom Shield joint military exercise between South Korea and U.S., at a training field near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

U.S. soldiers take part in a military exercise which is a part of the Freedom Shield joint military exercise between South Korea and U.S., at a training field near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

Dead leaves are scattered as a U.S Army CH-47 Chinook transporting a M777 howitzer prepares to land during a military exercise which is a part of the Freedom Shield joint military exercise between South Korea and U.S., at a training field near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

U.S. soldiers work on M777 howitzer during a military exercise which is a part of the Freedom Shield joint military exercise between South Korea and U.S., at a training field near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

Children in Mulanje look on as a military helicopter carry doctors and medical supplies to Muloza on the border with Mozambique which are cut off after the tropical Cyclone Freddy outside Blantyre, Malawi, March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Esa Alexander TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT 

The dome of the Orthodox Church of the Holy Mother of God Joy of All Who Sorrow lies next to its building, destroyed as a result of shelling in the village of Bohorodychne amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the eastern region of Donetsk, Ukraine March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura  TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR 

A sign warns of the presence of mines in the vicinity of the Orthodox Church of the Holy Mother of God Joy of All Who Sorrow, destroyed as a result of shelling in the village of Bohorodychne amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the eastern region of Donetsk, Ukraine March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura  

Firefighters work to extinguish fire amidst debris of a house destroyed by recent shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the city of Khartsyzk, in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Firefighters work to extinguish fire amidst debris of a house destroyed by recent shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the city of Khartsyzk, in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Firefighters work to extinguish fire amidst debris of a house destroyed by recent shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the city of Khartsyzk, in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

Firefighters work to extinguish fire amidst debris of a house destroyed by recent shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the city of Khartsyzk, in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko 

A teddy bear lies on the remains of a burnt car in the village of Bohorodychne amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the eastern region of Donetsk, Ukraine March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura  

Firefighters work to extinguish fire amidst debris of a house destroyed by recent shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the city of Khartsyzk in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Pavel Klimov 

Municipal workers stand next to a building of a hotel and spa complex damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer 

A municipal worker stands next to a building of a hotel and spa complex damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer 

A view shows buildings of a hotel and spa complex damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer 

A view shows a building of a hotel and spa complex damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A soldier stands guard next to weapons during a ceremony to destroy weapons that were seized from organized crime during security operations, at a military station in Tijuana, Mexico, March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes 

Weapons are displayed on a table during a ceremony to destroy weapons that were seized from organized crime during security operations, at a military station in Tijuana, Mexico, March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes 

Weapons are displayed during a ceremony to destroy weapons that were seized from organized crime during security operations, at a military station in Tijuana, Mexico, March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes 

Weapons are displayed on a table during a ceremony to destroy weapons that were seized from organized crime during security operations, at a military station in Tijuana, Mexico, March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes 

Weapons are displayed on a table during a ceremony to destroy weapons that were seized from organized crime during security operations, at a military station in Tijuana, Mexico, March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes 

Weapons are displayed on a table during a ceremony to destroy weapons that were seized from organized crime during security operations, at a military station in Tijuana, Mexico, March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes