MANILA, Feb. 16 -- The United States and the Philippines discussed the value of their development cooperation work amid the ongoing US review of foreign aid worldwide.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the subject was tackled during a meeting between Secretary Enrique Manalo and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Feb. 14.

"Both Secretaries discussed the value of our development cooperation work. We also recognize, however, that the new US administration is still in the process of completing the review of the work of various development agencies," DFA S spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza said in a statement on Sunday.

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