Harris meets Marcos as U.S. reaffirms Philippines security pledge

Vice president to make historic visit to island facing South China Sea

20221121 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris shakes hands with Philippines President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., left, shakes hands with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, on Nov. 21. © Reuters

CLIFF VENZON, Nikkei staff writer

MANILA -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday reaffirmed Washington's "unwavering" security guarantees to the Philippines in a bilateral meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Manila.

Harris arrived in the Philippines late Sunday after attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bangkok. She is the highest ranking U.S. official to visit the Southeast Asian nation under Marcos, who has sought to reinvigorate ties with Washington.

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