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In this Sept. 20, 2013, file photo, Filipino Marines and U.S. Marines from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit BOXER Amphibious Ready Group based in Okinawa, Japan, drop from a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter during a joint military exercise called Philippines-U.S. Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) in Ternate, Cavite province, southern Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

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Josh Harris drills a hole to hang a picture next to Chris McGrath's World Press Photo prize-winning images made in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, Monday, April 28, 2014, at Drexel University in Philadelphia. The 2014 World Press Photo exhibit is scheduled to be on display from May 1 to May 21. (AP Photo)

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** FILE ** President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One during his departure at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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U.S. President Barack Obama waves to the media upon arrival, Monday, April 28, 2014, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines. Trade and security are expected to be discussed in Obama's state visit to the Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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An effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama is burned by activists during a rally outside the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Monday April 28, 2014 to oppose the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement between the Philippines and U.S. The U.S. military will have greater access to bases across the Philippines under the new 10-year agreement signed Monday in conjunction with U.S. President Barack Obama's visit and seen as an effort by Washington to counter Chinese aggression in the region. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)