Obama will reportedly be meeting Philippine President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III before he will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit in Indonesia in October. “As far as I know, President Obama is looking forward to his upcoming visit,” US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday. “I spoke with the President and he is very much looking forward to his trip to Southeast Asia and I know that the White House is preparing for that and his meetings, there’s a lot to discuss. So again, I’ll leave that to the White House on the specifics.”
It will mark the first time that the American leader will arrive in the country. Obama did not include the Philippines during his past visits in the region, which became an issue especially that the Southeast Asian nation is a known ally of the US.
Although Obama has not set foot on Philippines, he and President Noynoy have met in at least four past occasions.
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