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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrives in Philippines for 2-day visit

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Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim deplanes at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City for his official visit to the Philippines from March 1 to 2, 2023. ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/03/01/20230301-marcos-bbm-ibrahim-anwar-visit-ho-9.jpg"/><figcaption>President Ferdinand Marcos greets Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during a welcome ceremony at Malacañang Palace in Manila on March 1, 2023. <em>Yummie Dingding, PPA Pool</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrived in the Philippines on Wednesday for a 2-day official visit. </p><p>His plane touched down at around 12:50 p.m. at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City, where he was given military honors.</p><p>Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian, Pasay Rep. Antonino Calixto, and Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia Charles Jose welcomed Anwar on his arrival.</p><p>Anwar is expected to meet with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Malacañang Palace, where a dinner banquet will be held in honor of the Malaysian leader.</p><p>The Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said Anwar would discuss &quot;regional and international issues of mutual interest&quot; with Marcos, but did not elaborate whether the 2 leaders would talk about the South China Sea, parts of which are claimed by the Philippines and Malaysia </p><p>Anwar is also set to deliver a lecture at the University of the Philippines titled &quot;30 Years After Asian Renaissance: Strategic Takeaways for ASEAN,&quot; as well as meet with the Malaysian community in the Philippines.</p><p>The MFA also said that the Malaysian prime minister would be accompanied by several officials of his government, including Foreign Affairs Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir, Home Affairs Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, and Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Minister Ewon Benedick.</p><p>Anwar is the first head of government visiting the Philippines under the Marcos Jr. administration.</p><p>Last November, Marcos congratulated Anwar after being appointed Malaysian prime minister, calling him a &quot;good friend.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/28/23/malaysian-pm-anwar-ibrahim-to-visit-ph-this-week">Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to visit Philippines on March 1-2</a></li></ul><div><strong>— With report from Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hxGDHks6RZA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Manila on Wednesday for his 2-day official visit. 

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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrives in Philippines for 2-day visit

Willard Cheng,

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Published Mar 01, 2023 04:46 PM PHT

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Updated Mar 01, 2023 06:20 PM PHT

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