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Philippines' President to visit US Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is planning to visit the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) headquarters in the state of Hawaii this month, reported Japan’s Nikkei Asia.
Philippines' President to visit US Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii ảnh 1Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reviews a military honor guard during a ceremony at the Pentagon in May. (Photo: Reuters)

Hanoi (VNA) - PhilippinePresident Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is planning to visit the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) headquarters in the state of Hawaii this month, reported Japan’s Nikkei Asia.
 
Marcos is slated to stop in Hawaii after attending theAsia Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders meeting in SanFrancisco from November 15 – 17, the sources said.

The President is expected tomeet with Adm. John Aquilino, the commander of the US. Indo-Pacific Command, atthe headquarters in Pearl Harbor on Oahu island, along with other militaryleaders across the services.

Planning is underway forMarcos to give a security policy speech during his visit.

Meanwhile, US. Secretary ofDefense Lloyd Austin is expected to engage his Philippine counterpartGilberto Teodoro on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) defense ministers meeting in Jakartaslated for November 16./.

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