SBS News in Filipino, Wednesday 7 December

Here are today's top stories on SBS Filipino.

epa10353007 (L-R) Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin participate in a news conference following the 32nd annual Australia - US Ministerial (AUSMIN) consultations, at the Department of State in Washington, DC, USA, 06 December 2022. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS Source: AAP / MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA

Key Points

• Defence Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong are holding high-level security talks in Washington DC as Canberra looks to seal the deal on a nuclear-powered submarine design.
• The World Bank raised its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for the Philippines this year to 7.2 percent
• The quarter-final lineup at the World Cup is complete, after victories by Portugal and Morocco