Manila, June 6 -- The Philippines' Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks in Washington, D.C. on Friday and discussed further expansion in the Philippine-US economic relations, specifically through the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC).

The LEC is a flagship trilateral project by the Philippines, US and Japan. It is an economic site Manila and Washington, D.C. are also positioning as future location to the Pax Silica's 4,000-acre industrial artificial intelligence hub.

"The Secretary (Rubio) reaffirmed the US commitment to developing the Luzon Economic Corridor and exploring ways to address energy challenges in the region," State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in ...