German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who is receiving several South-East Asian leaders this week, discussed ties with Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Junior in Berlin on Tuesday, the day after talks with Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim. Scholz discussed stepped-up military ties between Berlin and Manila during Marcos Jr’s visit. After his talks with the German chancellor, Marcos Jr named the training of Philippine armed forces, defence against cyberattacks and coastal protection as areas in which even closer cooperation is possible. He recalled that Germany has been involved in training Fi…