MANILA, Feb. 14 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has thanked the United States (US) government for extending emergency assistance to communities affected by flooding and landslides in Mindanao, Malacanang said Wednesday.

In a statement, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil said Marcos relayed his expression of gratitude when US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson paid him a visit at Malacanan Palace in Manila on Tuesday.

"Carlson told President Marcos that Washington is pleased to bring two C-130s from Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), although it is not the cheapest or the easiest way to deliver foreign assistance," Garafil said.

During her courtesy call on Marcos at Malacanan, Carlson said t...