MANILA (AFP) -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said ahead of a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday he will not allow his country to be used as a “staging post for any kind of military action” as tensions between Washington and Beijing increase over the Taiwan Strait. Aboard an aircraft en route to Washington, Marcos also told reporters on Sunday that he will not encourage any “provocative action” by any country that will put at risk the peace and security of the Philippines. Marcos has recently allowed the United States to use additional Philippine military bases, a move that China took as Manila interfering in Taiwan’s affairs.