President of the US Joe Biden, President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida have announced a series of agreements between their countries, concluded during meetings in Washington. These agreements also concern strengthening security, according to the White House and Reuters. In a statement, the administration of the US President called this first summit between the three Indo-Pacific democracies historic, and the culmination of decades of partnership and efforts by governments. “Our three nations share a firm commitment to a free and open Indo-Pa…