Philippines' Marcos visits Indonesia in first overseas trip as president

FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrives for a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, August 6, 2022. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr will meet his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo on Monday for a state visit set to focus on bolstering joint defence and counter-terrorism work between the two neighbours.

The trip by Marcos, the son and namesake of the late ruler who was overthrown in a popular uprising 36 years ago, is his first official venture overseas since his landslide election victory in May.