PHNO-HL: AQUINO OFF TODAY FOR UK, U.S. VISITS / PNoy TO MEET JESSICA IN L.A.

AQUINO OFF TODAY FOR UK, U.S. VISITS / PNoy TO
MEET JESSICA IN L.A.

MANILA, JUNE
4, 2012 (MALAYA) Written by
JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR . By A Web design Company - PRESIDENT Aquino will leave this
afternoon for a week-long official visit to the United Kingdom and the United
States where he will meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron and US
President Barack Obama.
Deputy presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte said Aquino is tentatively set
to leave Manila at around 1:30 p.m. for the United Kingdom where he will be on
an official visit from June 4 to 6. He will visit Washington and Los Angeles
from June 6 to 8.
Valte said the President would also meet with the Filipino communities in the
two countries and with business groups that have expressed interested to invest
in the Philippines, particularly in the public-private partnership programs.

Aquino during a visit to Iloilo last Friday said he expects to discuss the
West Philippine Sea issue with Obama and Cameron.
"I think it will be a general...(agenda). Pag-uusapan 'yung kondisyon sa West
Philippine Sea…," he said referring to standoff with between the Philippines and
China that started last April 10.
"I'm sure that when I visit the UK, Prime Minister David Cameron will also
inquire as to the status (of the standoff). It is a body of water where quite a
substantial amount of world trade has to pass through. So it's a matter of
concern for everybody," he added.
Aquino will meet with the Duke of York, Prince Andrew, who will be standing
in for Queen Elizabeth who is busy with public meetings for her Diamond Jubilee
during Aquino's visit.
Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for American Affairs Patricia Ann Paez
said Aquino will be received by Obama at the White on June 8.
Paez said the meeting between the two presidents is their fourth in a span of
two years, the first meeting being in September 2010 during the Asean-US
Leaders' Meeting in New York.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will host luncheon in honor of Aquino
and his delegation, with some 200 guests.
Aquino will also meet with top leaders of the US Senate at a reception hosted
by Senate President Pro Tempore Daniel Inouye, who is considered the "champion
of Philippine interests" in the US Congress.
Aquino will attend the launching of the US-Philippine Society which aims to
provide information on the Philippines to US policy makers, convey to the
Philippine government the objective feedbacks on perceptions in the US regarding
the country, and undertake partnership programs with NGOs and other institutions
to increase public exposure of Philippine issues.
He will also be interviewed by the Wall Street Journal and the Washington
Post.
He will meet with the 322,110-strong Filipino-American community in Los
Angeles before returning to Manila on June 10.
FROM ABS-CBN
PNoy to meet Jessica Sanchez in LA by Shiela
Reyes, ABS-CBNnews.com Posted at 06/04/2012 6:35 PM | Updated as of 06/04/2012
6:38 PM
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III will meet with "American
Idol" runner-up Jessica Sanchez in Los Angeles on June 10.
[PHOTO -"American Idol" runner-up Jessica Sanchez]
This was confirmed by Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda after the
send-off ceremony for the President on Monday at the NAIA.
Lacierda said the meeting between the President and Sanchez will happen after
the dialogue with members of the Filipino community in Los Angeles.
"Bago siya umalis, the last leg is LA. Pagpunta sa LA, meeting with the
business groups, meet with Jessica and meet with the Filipino community, then
lipad na siya pabalik ng Pilipinas," Lacierda said.
The Palace was all praises and support for Sanchez when the
Filipino-Mexican-American singer competed and finished second on "American
Idol."
Malacañang had said that "throughout her long, arduous journey, people
considered Ms. Sanchez a performer imbued with an extraordinary gift of music
and heart."
It added that Sanchez's "American Idol" stint was only the beginning of a
great career for the 16-year-old Pinoy.



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