MANILA: US President George W. Bush is to make an eight-hour visit to the Philippines on Oct 18 as part of an Asian swing, Foreign Secretary Blas Ople said yesterday.
Bush is due to fly to the former US air force base of Clark, north of Manila, and hold talks with President Gloria Arroyo at Malacanang palace with the war on terrorism expected to be high on the agenda, Ople told a news conference.
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