US and Philippines sign nuclear co-operation pact

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr addressed the summit in San Francisco (AP)

The United States and the Philippines have signed a nuclear co-operation pact under which US investment and technologies will help the south-east Asian nation transition to cleaner energy and bolster its power supply.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr witnessed the signing of the deal by his energy secretary and US secretary of state Antony Blinken on Thursday on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit in San Francisco.