MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Saturday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s plan to extend his stay in the Philippines to attend “the most important day” of a regional summit after the American leader was criticized for initially deciding to skip the event. “The Palace welcomes the announcement of the White House that President Donald Trump would extend his stay in the Philippines to attend the East Asia Summit,” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar told state-run Radyo Pilipinas. “The President looks forward to engaging President Trump in the productive dialogue at the ASEAN-US Commemorative Summit and the EAS,” Andanar added. Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirms the US president will be spending an extra day in the Philippines to accommodate the annual event on November 14. Trump announced the news to reporters as he departed the White House en route to his first flight to Hawaii.

Source: Philippine Star November 04, 2017 06:22 UTC