<h1>Tariff threats prompt expedited trade negotiations alongside reinforced mutual defense commitments to deter regional coercion.</h1> The United States and the Philippines are advancing security and economic talks: reaffirming the mutual defense treaty and deepening defence cooperation to deter regional coercion, while negotiating trade terms prompted by a threatened tariff action that has spurred reciprocal tariff concession offers and discussions on a bilateral trade agreement to strengthen supply-chain and economic ties.