List of international presidential trips made by Bongbong Marcos

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According to the Official Gazette , international trips made by the President of the Philippines are an opportunity to "foster and maintain" relations with other governments and to meet other heads of state and/or government. The Department of Foreign Affairs classifies these trips as either a state visit, an official visit, or a working visit. [1]

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Bongbong Marcos, the 17th and current president, has made 23 international trips to 17 countries during his presidency so far, which began on June 30, 2022. More trips have been planned.

Unless otherwise stated, the President was accompanied by First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos and his first cousin, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, on all his trips. The President and the First Lady's eldest son, Ilocos Norte's 1st district representative Sandro Marcos, joined many of the trips, while their other two sons joined some. [2]

Summary

The number of visits per country where President Marcos travelled are:

2022

CountryAreas visitedDatesDetailsImage
1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Jakarta, Bogor September 4–6State visit. [3] President Marcos met with members of the local Filipino community at the Hotel Fairmont Jakarta. [4] On September 5, he laid a wreath at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery before meeting with President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana at the Bogor Palace. [5] The Marcos family also visited Sarinah with President Widodo. [6]
Marcoses and Jokowi 2.jpg
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Central Area September 6–7State visit. [3] President Marcos met with the local Filipino community at the National University of Singapore. [7] On September 7, he met with President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana. [8] President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos toured the Singapore Botanic Gardens, where a Dendrobium was named after them as part of a diplomatic tradition. [9] Prime Minister Lee and his wife Ho Ching hosted the Filipino first family to breakfast at the Shangri-La Hotel, where they stayed. [10] At the hotel, the President also joined a roundtable discussion and an economic briefing with potential Singaporean investors. [11]
Lee Hsien Loong and Bongbong Marcos.jpg
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States Newark, New York City September 18–24Working visit. President Marcos and his delegation met with the Filipino community at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. On September 19, they rang the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange, where the President spoke to and met with American senior executives. [12] On September 20, he addressed the general debate of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. [13] On the sidelines of the UN general assembly, President Marcos met separately with United States President Joe Biden, [14] United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, [15] Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, [16] former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, [17] and World Bank President David Malpass. [18] He also met with members of the United States Chamber of Commerce and the US-ASEAN Business Council. [19]
Bongbong Marcos delivered remarks at the General Assembly Hall for 2022 UNGA.jpg
3Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Central Area October 1–3Unannounced visit. President Marcos attended the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. [20] The President and the First Lady met informally with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the circuit. [21]
Lee Hsien Loong and Bongbong Marcos at the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix.jpg
4Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Phnom Penh November 9–13Working visit. President Marcos attended the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and the related summits. On November 10, he joined the ASEAN leaders in an audience with King Norodom Sihamoni at the Royal Palace. [22] Throughout the sidelines of the summits, the President held bilateral meetings with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, [23] Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, [24] Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, [25] Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah [26] and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. [27] He met with the local Filipino community at Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh. [28]
Group photo of the 10th U.S.-ASEAN Summit.jpg
5Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Bangkok November 16–19Working visit. President Marcos attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit and he addressed at the APEC CEO Summit. President Marcos held bilateral meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, [29] French President Emmanuel Macron, [30] Saudi Arabia Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, [31] New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, [32] and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. [33] He had an audience with King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida at Chakri Maha Prasat Throne Hall and also met with local Filipino community at Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park. [34]
Chan-o-cha and Marcos couples.jpg
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels, Schaerbeek December 12–14Working visit. President Marcos attended the ASEAN–European Union Commemorative Summit at the Berlaymont building in Brussels. [35] He had an audience with King Philippe at the Royal Palace. [36] The President also met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, as well as EU Council President Charles Michel and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. [37] In Schaerbeek, President Marcos met with Overseas Filipinos based in Europe. [38]
Bongbong Marcos, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen.jpg

2023

CountryAreas visitedDatesDetailsImage
7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing January 3–6State visit. President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos met with General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the Great Hall of the People, with a state banquet being organized in their honor. [39] The President also met with Premier Li Keqiang and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Li Zhanshu separately. [40] The President's sister, Senator Imee Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, joined his delegation on this trip. [41] Unlike in most of their other visits, President Marcos and his delegation did not meet with the Filipino community there due to restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. [42]
Marcos and Xi couples.jpg
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Davos, Zürich January 15–20Working visit. Arriving via Zurich Airport, President Marcos participated in the World Economic Forum in Davos. [43] The presidential delegation for this trip consisted of more than 70 individuals, including businesspeople Ramon Ang, Lance Gokongwei, Enrique Razon, Teresita Sy-Coson, and Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, and Senator Mark Villar, chairperson of the Senate committees on trade and banking. [44] [2] The First Family met with the Filipino community in Zürich before departing Switzerland. [45]
PBBM-World Economic Forum-PH4.jpg
9Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tokyo February 8–12Working visit. President Marcos met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and held an audience with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace. [46] He also addressed Japanese executives at the Philippine Business Opportunities Forum at the Palace Hotel. [47] Before leaving Japan, the First Family met with the local Filipino community at the Belle Salle hotel. [48]
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako with Bongbong and Liza Marcos 1.jpg
10Flag of the United States.svg  United States Washington, D.C., Arlington County, Prince George's County April 30 – May 4Official visit. Arriving via Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland, President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos met with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House on May 1. [49] The First Couple were hosted to a brunch by Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff at Number One Observatory Circle on May 2. [50] On May 3, President Marcos met with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon, where he received full military honors, making Marcos the first visiting head of state to receive such honors under the Biden administration. [51] The presidential delegation, consisting of several cabinet members and business executives, met with various members of the US-ASEAN Business Council and the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. [52] [53] They also met with the local Filipino community there. [54] Before departing the U.S., the President laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. [55]
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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London May 5–6Official visit. Arriving via Gatwick Airport, which they had toured, the President and the First Lady attended the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey on May 6. [56] They attended a reception at Buckingham Palace that the King hosted the previous day. [57] President Marcos said that he also met briefly with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. [58]
Buckingham Palace reception (52873641348).jpg
11Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Labuan Bajo May 9–11Working visit. President Marcos attended the 42nd ASEAN Summit. [59] The President also held separate bilateral meetings with Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, [60] Timorese Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak, and Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính. [61] [62]
Jokowi With Bong**ng.jpg
12Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya July 25–27State visit. President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos met with King Abdullah and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. [63]
Bongbong Marcos in Malaysia.jpg
13Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Jakarta September 4–7Working visit. President Marcos attended the 43rd ASEAN Summit, the Eighteenth East Asia Summit, and other related meetings. [64] The President also met separately with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, and Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính. [65]
Harris in ASEAN summit.jpg
14Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Central Area September 13–17Working visit. On his 66th birthday, President Marcos addressed the Milken Institute's Asia Summit. He also attended the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix from September 15 to 17 upon the invitation of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. [66] Lee Hsien Loong and Bongbong Marcos at the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix.jpg
15Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Riyadh October 19–21Official visit. President Marcos attended the first ASEAN–Gulf Cooperation Council Summit. On the sidelines of the summit, he met with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and the Crown Prince of Kuwait Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. He also met with the local Filipino community and various investors to tout the Maharlika Investment Fund. First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos did not join this trip. [67] [68] Marcos in Saudi Arabia 2023.jpg
16Flag of the United States.svg  United States San Francisco, Los Angeles, Honolulu November 15–19Working visit. President Marcos attended the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in San Francisco. He met bilaterally with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, [69] Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, [70] and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. [71] In the Greater Los Angeles area, the President toured the SpaceX headquarters. [72] In Hawaii, Marcos visited the United States Indo-Pacific Command and laid a wreath at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. [73] [74] Throughout this trip, the President met with several business leaders and groups, as well as the local Filipino communities in each city he visited. [75] President Biden participates in a family photo with APEC economies and guest economies - 2023.jpg
17Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tokyo December 15–18Working visit. President Marcos attended the ASEAN–Japan Friendship and Cooperation Commemorative Summit at Hotel Okura. [76] 50th Year of the ASEAN-Japan Friendship Cooperation Summit.jpg

2024

CountryAreas visitedDatesDetailsImage
18Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan January 13–14President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos attended the wedding reception of Prince Abdul Mateen and Anisha Rosnah at the invitation of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. [77] 20240114-DignitariesBruneiWedding.jpg
19Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Hanoi January 29–30State visit. [78] President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos met with President Võ Văn Thưởng, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, and National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ. [79] President Thưởng hosted the Marcos couple to a state banquet, [80] while Prime Minister Chính hosted President Marcos to a working luncheon with business leaders. [81] The Philippine president met with leaders of the conglomerate Vingroup. [82] The Marcoses laid wreaths at the Memorial to the Revolutionary Martyrs and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. [83] The two presidents toured the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long. [84] Marcos in Vietnam 2024.jpg
20Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Canberra February 28–29Official, guest of government visit. President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos met with Governor-General David Hurley and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. [85] The President addressed a joint session of the Parliament of Australia, becoming the first Philippine president and the 17th different head of state or government to do so. [86] [87] Before departing Canberra, the President and the First Lady laid a wreath at the Australian War Memorial. [88] 20240228-AUparliament-ph1.jpg
21 Melbourne March 3–6President Marcos attended the ASEAN–Australia Special Summit from March 4 to 6. [89] [90] 20240305-ASEANAU-welcome-ph3.jpg
22Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin March 11–13Working visit. President Marcos met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz; and on the sidelines of the visit, the President and his delegation met with German business executives. [91] [92] [93]
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Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Prague March 13–16State visit. President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos met with Czech President Petr Pavel, First Lady Eva Pavlová, Prime Minister Petr Fiala, Senate President Miloš Vystrčil, and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Markéta Pekarová Adamová. [94] [93]
2024-03-14 - PH, Czech Republic explore ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation, multilateral partnership (04).jpg
23Flag of the United States.svg  United States Washington, D.C. April 10–13Working visit. President Marcos attended the first U.S.–Japan–Philippines trilateral summit with President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House. Marcos had a bilateral meeting with Biden prior to the summit. [95] First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez did not join this trip.
Fumio Kishida at the White House 20240411 02.jpg

Future trips

The following international trips are scheduled to be made by Bongbong Marcos:

2024

CountryAreas to be visitedDatesDetails
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Central Area May 31President Marcos will address the Shangri-La Dialogue as a keynote speaker. [96]

Critical reactions

Marcos received criticism for his unannounced visit to Singapore, where he attended the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix. [97] [98] Kilusang Mayo Uno criticized him by saying that the trip was incredibly insensitive in time where Filipinos were grappling with record-high inflation as well as dealing with the aftermath of another violent super typhoon [Noru] which occurred a week before Marcos' visit to Singapore. Bayan Secretary General Renato Reyes questioned why the palace had not announced Marcos' visit to Singapore if the trip was of an official nature. Noting that explanations and statements were only provided by officials when the news broke to the public that Marcos was in Singapore unannounced. The Palace refrained from releasing a statement on the matter even as images circulated on social media of Marcos, his family and some of his staff attending the event. [21] When Marcos released a statement on the matter, he deflected criticisms by noting that his trip was meant to drum up business relations, saying "They say that playing golf is the best way to drum up business, but I say it's Formula 1." [98] An unnamed palace official spoke to AP News saying that Marcos and his family took a military jet primarily to watch the Grand Prix. The official also noted that this was Marcos' third trip since winning the presidency in May 2022. [98]

Several opposition lawmakers have described Marcos' string of international trips as more an attempt to "rehabilitate and repackage" his family's image rather than to make efforts to uplift the lives of Filipinos. [99] Congresswoman France Castro stated that "By hobnobbing with the current movers and shakers of the world, the President is slowly trying to erase the corruption-laden and human rights violations-rife name of his father." [99] She criticized the Marcoses for speaking of prioritizing food security, while Filipino farmers are unable to own the land they farm. She also noted of the rapid conversion of farmland to residential and commercial zones by Marcos' allies.

Multilateral meetings

Multilateral meetings of the following intergovernmental organizations that the Philippines is a member of (or invited to) are scheduled to take place during Marcos' term in office.

GroupYear
2022202320242025202620272028
APEC November 16–19,
Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok 		November 15–17,
Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco 		TBD,
Flag of Peru.svg Lima 		TBD,
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 		TBATBATBA
ASEAN
(EAS)		November 10–13,
Flag of Cambodia.svg Phnom Penh 		May 9–11,
Flag of Indonesia.svg Labuan Bajo 		October 6–11,
Flag of Laos.svg Vientiane 		TBATBATBATBA
September 5–7,
Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta
UNCCC November 6–18, [a]
Flag of Egypt.svg Sharm el-Sheikh 		November 30 – December 12, [a]
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai 		TBD,
Flag of Ukraine.svg Odesa 		TBATBATBATBA
UNGA September 20,
Flag of the United States.svg New York City 		September 21, [b]
Flag of the United States.svg New York City		September 20,
Flag of the United States.svg New York City		September,
Flag of the United States.svg New York City		September,
Flag of the United States.svg New York City		September,
Flag of the United States.svg New York City		—
Others ASEAN–EU Commemorative Summit
December 14,
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels 		World Economic Forum
January 16–20,
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davos 		ASEAN–Australia Special Summit
March 3–6,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne
ASEAN–GCC Summit
October 20,
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Riyadh
ASEAN–Japan Friendship and Cooperation Commemorative Summit
December 16–18,
Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo
██ = Did not attend; ██ = Future event
^a Environment Secretary Toni Yulo-Loyzaga attended in the president's place. [100] ^b Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo attended in the president's place. [101]

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