In this file photo of Sept 22, 2022, US President Joe Biden meets with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Junior in New York. Biden and Marcos are set to meet on May 1 at the White House to discuss deepening economic cooperation and the Indo-Pacific, a White House spokesperson said on April 20, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)
US President Joe Biden will meet with his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos on May 1 at the White House to discuss deepening economic cooperation and the Indo-Pacific, a White House spokesperson said on Thursday.
The two leaders will also discuss further economic cooperation, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.
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"During the visit, President Biden will reaffirm the United States' ironclad commitment to the defense of the Philippines, and the leaders will discuss efforts to strengthen the longstanding US-Philippines alliance," the statement said.