Marcos to visit Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii

President Marcos will visit the Indo-Pacific Command during his weeklong trip to the United States next week, where he may discuss the West Philippine Sea dispute with American security officials

- ALEXIS ROMERO

Marcos will set foot at the headquarters of the Hawaii-based command after participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit in San Francisco and meeting American investors and the Filipino community in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Honolulu.

It will be Marcos’ 18th overseas trip since becoming president in June last year.

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Charles Jose said the 30th APEC Economic Leaders Meeting would be held from Nov. 15 to 17 in San Francisco, California.

Marcos will be in Los Angeles from Nov. 17 to 18 and then will travel to Hawaii for a two-day visit until Nov. 19.

The President was invited to visit the Indo-Pacific Command, whose area of responsibility encompasses about half the earth’s surface and has approximately 375,000 military and civilian personnel, according to Jose.