US President Barack Obama arrives in Manila for APEC Summit 2015

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The president of United States Barack Obama arrived in Manila for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' meeting on Tuesday morning, November 17, 2015.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhGxPZSFl-7kgZX6e7iPG22ZUd_S7x9zoe7JklPpt2sQbEqHxbOdEag6ExqO9Js-94z_WT75rWvEJXh8x1mC9VXRZtckFXZLdlHebh5pYiBxb5G6OWYimhOMCHcpU-Qd88opCFDnDr4U_/s1600/Barack-obama-manila-1.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="US President Barack Obama arrives in Manila for APEC Summit 2015" border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhGxPZSFl-7kgZX6e7iPG22ZUd_S7x9zoe7JklPpt2sQbEqHxbOdEag6ExqO9Js-94z_WT75rWvEJXh8x1mC9VXRZtckFXZLdlHebh5pYiBxb5G6OWYimhOMCHcpU-Qd88opCFDnDr4U_/s640/Barack-obama-manila-1.png" title="US President Barack Obama arrives in Manila for APEC Summit 2015" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WELCOME TO THE PHILIPPINES US PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA! @APEC2015PH</td></tr></tbody></table>The Air Force One carrying U.S. Pres. Obama has landed at Balagbag-Villamor Air Base at 11:19 a.m.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwE9Jp4BFLAoIzryrLKCv1DvJAMH67SaL6sWG0M-WdA5uaNGc9g7HUhbB_EyYSCuM5Pxmg3P3-c-Wg5BRWTW1tl6JIuT_o7xxvP7Xbtf7URBbhOFS1qiV922V7-qbzY4cUE2yUVgiGtQsk/s1600/Barack-obama-manila-2.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Obama in MANILA" border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwE9Jp4BFLAoIzryrLKCv1DvJAMH67SaL6sWG0M-WdA5uaNGc9g7HUhbB_EyYSCuM5Pxmg3P3-c-Wg5BRWTW1tl6JIuT_o7xxvP7Xbtf7URBbhOFS1qiV922V7-qbzY4cUE2yUVgiGtQsk/s640/Barack-obama-manila-2.png" title="Obama in MANILA" width="560" /></a></div><br />Obama, fresh from the G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey was welcomed by Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Cuisia Jr, and US Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg.<br /><br />The American president will stay at the Sofitel Hotel in Manila.<br /><br />Obama is scheduled to speak at the CEO Summit on Wednesday (November 18) and to be joined by other leaders including President Benigno Aquino III. On Thursday (November 19), he will join the APEC Leaders' Retreat.<br /><br />Obama's meeting with Aquino is expected to touch on regional tensions over the South China Sea and enhanced military cooperation. He is set to reinforce trade and security ties with the economically dynamic region.<br /><br />After the APEC Summit, he will then fly to Kuala Lumpur for the ASEAN and East Asia meetings.<br /><br /><b>RELATED STORY</b><br /><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/11/philippines-on-its-highest-alert-for-apec-2015-other-things-you-need-to-know.html" rel="nofollow">Philippines on its highest alert for APEC 2015 and other things you need to know</a></div>

US President Barack Obama arrives in Manila for APEC Summit 2015

MANILA, Philippines - The president of United States Barack Obama arrived in Manila for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leader...

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