Jonathan Beale

And somewhat surprisingly, because we weren't expecting this, the Philippines government has moved very, very quickly to execute it.

Well, it certainly explains why it's happened. I mean, I don't think anyone expected it. When President Tuterte's single, it was Max from the Philippines, one term, six-year term came to an end. He was very popular. He had already formed an alliance with the powerful Marcos clan. The clan descended from former dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

Well, it certainly explains why it's happened. I mean, I don't think anyone expected it. When President Tuterte's single, it was Max from the Philippines, one term, six-year term came to an end. He was very popular. He had already formed an alliance with the powerful Marcos clan. The clan descended from former dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

and the Marcoses and Dutertes collaborated so that Marcos Junior, and now President Bom Bom Marcos, won the presidency, and Mr Duterte's daughter, Sarah, who also had succeeded him as mayor in Davao, then became vice-president. But they have fallen out very badly. It's now a bitter feud between them.

and the Marcoses and Dutertes collaborated so that Marcos Junior, and now President Bom Bom Marcos, won the presidency, and Mr Duterte's daughter, Sarah, who also had succeeded him as mayor in Davao, then became vice-president. But they have fallen out very badly. It's now a bitter feud between them.

And whereas in the early days of his administration, President Marcos said he would not cooperate with the ICC, he is very clearly cooperating a lot.

And whereas in the early days of his administration, President Marcos said he would not cooperate with the ICC, he is very clearly cooperating a lot.

We're heading out to the USS Carl Vinson, one of the world's largest aircraft carriers. It's currently out in the Pacific, off the coast of the Philippines.

We're heading out to the USS Carl Vinson, one of the world's largest aircraft carriers. It's currently out in the Pacific, off the coast of the Philippines.

We've been invited to observe the Carl Vinson on a joint exercise with the French and Japanese navies.

We've been invited to observe the Carl Vinson on a joint exercise with the French and Japanese navies.

There was a bonhomie and warmth between the three men that seemed a world away from the recent bitter exchanges between President Trump's men and US allies in Europe.

There was a bonhomie and warmth between the three men that seemed a world away from the recent bitter exchanges between President Trump's men and US allies in Europe.

So we're down in this incredible hangar surrounded by some of the most advanced fighter planes you can find anywhere in the world. And there's no other country that can project this kind of military force over such long distances. But it's a very expensive operation. And there are questions being asked whether this kind of technology, this massive size, is still relevant in 21st century warfare.

So we're down in this incredible hangar surrounded by some of the most advanced fighter planes you can find anywhere in the world. And there's no other country that can project this kind of military force over such long distances. But it's a very expensive operation. And there are questions being asked whether this kind of technology, this massive size, is still relevant in 21st century warfare.

You have been nominated to be the Secretary of Defense. At the Senate confirmation hearings for new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last month, he was asked about the administration's military priorities.

You have been nominated to be the Secretary of Defense. At the Senate confirmation hearings for new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last month, he was asked about the administration's military priorities.

In the flight deck control room on the Carl Vinson, there's a board on which small model aircraft in various colours are arranged to show which planes are taking off, which are landing and which need fuel.

In the flight deck control room on the Carl Vinson, there's a board on which small model aircraft in various colours are arranged to show which planes are taking off, which are landing and which need fuel.

It is an intricate task manoeuvring 60 warplanes around a space the size of three football fields. As they come into land, the pilots must ensure their arrestor hooks catch the steel cable pulled taut across the deck, and they slam to a halt in just 100 metres.