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Pacom Commander Meets With Philippine President

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The commander of U.S. Pacific Command visited the Philippines Aug. 23 to 24 to meet with Philippine military and government leaders.

U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim;  Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command; and Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte meet in Malacañan Palace in Manila.
Left to right, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim; Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command; and Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte meet in Malacañan Palace in Manila, Aug. 24, 2017. They discussed U.S. support to the Philippine government for ongoing efforts to end the conflict in Marawi, interoperability between the two militaries, and regional threats. State Department photo
U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim;  Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command; and Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte meet in Malacañan Palace in Manila.
Manila Meeting
Left to right, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim; Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command; and Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte meet in Malacañan Palace in Manila, Aug. 24, 2017. They discussed U.S. support to the Philippine government for ongoing efforts to end the conflict in Marawi, interoperability between the two militaries, and regional threats. State Department photo
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Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr. met with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at Malacañan Palace here to discuss U.S. support to the Philippine government for ongoing efforts to end the conflict in Marawi, interoperability between their nations' militaries, and regional threats. The Philippine military is fighting to take back Marawi from pro-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria fighters.

Wreath-Laying, Meetings

Harris participated in a wreath-laying ceremony Aug. 23 at the Heroes Cemetery, in Taguig to honor the sacrifice of Filipino military heroes buried there.

He also met with Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana; Gen. Eduardo Año, chief of staff of the Philippine armed forces; and Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano. In addition, the admiral traveled to Zamboanga to meet Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr., commander of Western Mindanao Command.

The meetings focused on upcoming bilateral engagements, recent aid and military assistance that the U.S. government has provided to the Philippines, as well as opportunities for additional U.S. support in Marawi, officials said.

(From a U.S. Embassy in the Philippines news release.)

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