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Marcos may visit Trump in first half of 2025 - envoy

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David Dizon

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h-ZPi1wc8OM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may visit the White House to meet with US President Donald Trump in the next couple of months following twin visits by two top US officials to the Philippines, the Philippine Ambassador to the US said Monday.</p><p>Philippine Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez said Marcos’ visit may be scheduled after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s visit to the Philippines on March 28-29 where he is set to meet President Marcos and Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro.</p><p>The US Department of Defense earlier said Hegseth “will travel to the Philippines to advance security objectives with Philippine leaders and meet with U.S. and Philippine forces.”</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/22/ph-us-to-enhance-partnerships-further-during-hegseth-visit-teodoro-1434">PH, US to ‘enhance partnerships further’ during Hegseth visit: Teodoro</a></div><p>US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also set to visit the Philippines sometime in April, Romualdez said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/22/new-secretary-of-state-rubio-affirms-ironclad-us-commitment-to-philippines-0752">New Secretary of State Rubio affirms &#x27;ironclad&#x27; US commitment to Philippines</a></div><p>“Most likely after these visits of these 2 officials from the United States, malalaman natin ang exact timing ng President Marcos’ visit to the United States. Sinabi naman sa amin ng White House na definitely we will invite the President to come,” the ambassador said in a TeleRadyo Serbisyo interview.</p><p>Romualdez added President Trump is still in the thick of ongoing negotiations for a truce between Russia and Ukraine.</p><p>“Wala pa siła są Southeast, South Asian countries. Hopefully, [the visit will be] within the first half,” he said.</p><p>Marcos earlier congratulated Trump on taking office, saying he looked forward to “working closely” with the new US administration.  </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/21/marcos-congratulates-trump-says-looking-forward-to-working-closely-1251">Marcos congratulates Trump, says looking forward to ‘working closely’ with new US admin</a></div><p>“Congratulations to POTUS @realdonaldtrump and to the American people on another peaceful transfer of power in their Nation’s nearly 250-year history. I look forward to working closely with you and your Administration,” Marcos told Trump on X.</p><p>“The strong and lasting PH-US alliance will continue to uphold our shared vision of prosperity and security in the region,” he added.</p><p>The United States has a decades-old security alliance with the Philippines that includes a mutual defense treaty and a 2014 pact which allows the US military to store equipment on nine Philippine bases.</p><p>Manila has stepped up security cooperation with Washington to blunt China&#x27;s efforts to control most of the disputed South China Sea.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/22/ph-us-scheduling-marcos-jr-trump-meeting-as-soon-as-possible-dfa-chief-2050">PH, US scheduling Marcos Jr., Trump meeting ‘as soon as possible’: DFA chief</a></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may visit the White House to meet with US President Donald Trump in the next couple of months, the Philippine Ambassador to the US said Monday. </p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may visit the White House to meet with US President Donald Trump in the next couple of months, the Philippine Ambassador to the US said Monday.