US jet that flew Pelosi to Malaysia tracked off Philippines, no landing request

People walk past a billboard welcoming US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Aug 2, 2022. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was believed headed for Taiwan on Tuesday on a visit that could significantly escalate tensions with Beijing, which claims the self-ruled island as its own territory. - AP

MANILA/KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 (Reuters): A US air force jet that flew House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Malaysia left the country on Tuesday and flew close to the Philippines, in the day's most followed flight on tracking site Flightradar24.

Reuters could not immediately establish if Pelosi or her delegation were on flight SPAR19, but authorities in the Philippines, a U.S. ally, said no request had been received from the United States for her to visit or transit in the country.