US Vice President Kamala Harris will arrive in the country this weekend to meet with President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte, before heading to Palawan province to demonstrate Washington’s “commitment to the rule of law in the disputed South China Sea.” According to a briefing given by a senior US administration official on Wednesday, Harris will arrive in Manila on Sunday night after taking part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Thailand, which Marcos would also attend. She would be the highest ranking US official so far to visit the Philippines under the Marcos presidency and the first top White House official to make the trip since former US President Donald Trump in 2017.

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