Marcos trilateral phone call with Biden, Shigeru moved to Monday

The trilateral phone call between President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr., US President Joe Biden, and Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been moved to Monday, January 13, Malacañang announced during the weekend.

The phone call was supposed to be conducted on Sunday, January 12, but Presidential Communications Office Acting Secretary Cesar Chavez said that the US requested for it to be adjusted to 7 a.m. the following day.

“It was conveyed that this (adjustment) was due to the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles,” Chavez told reporters.

The agenda of the trilateral phone call was not disclosed by the Palace.

But Foreign Affairs spokesperson Teresita Daza told GMA News Online that the leaders are expected to discuss the process made on the Philippines-Japan-United States trilateral cooperation since their meeting last year.

''They are also expected to discuss economic matters as well as regional and global developments,'' Daza said.
—RF, GMA Integrated News