Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey (2nd L) salutes an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Philippine Armed Forces military headquarters in Quezon city, Metro Manila June 4, 2012. Dempsey met separately with President Benigno Aquino III and Dempsey's counterpart Phillipine Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Jessie Dellosa, to discuss, among other topics, the tensions over the West Philippine Sea and standoff over the Scarborough Shoal with China, local media reported. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST)