Marcos's ASEAN trip sets tone for 'independent' foreign policy

Philippine president to make first official trips to Indonesia and Singapore

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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has vowed to "stand firm in our independent foreign policy," siding with neither the U.S. or China. (Source photos by AP and Reuters) 

CLIFF VENZON, Nikkei staff writer

MANILA -- New Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday will embark on his first official overseas trip, to Indonesia and Singapore, setting the tone for a foreign policy that sides with neither the U.S. nor China.

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