MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 25, 2017 — The commander of U.S.
Pacific Command visited the Philippines Aug. 23 to 24 to meet with Philippine
military and government leaders.
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
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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