Vice President Sara Duterte and United States Vice President Kamala Harris will meet on Monday, November 21, 2022, according to the Office of the Vice President.
This is the first time that the second highest ranking officials of the Philippines and the US will meet.
Aside from VP Duterte, Harris is expected to meet President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during her visit to the Philippines from November 20 to 22, 2022.
Harris will visit Puerto Princesa City in Palawan Province in November 22, 2022 to talk to local residents and representatives from the Philippines Coast Guard.
According to reports, the visit will make Harris the highest-ranking American official to set foot on the island chain adjacent to the Spratly Islands, wherein China has dredged the sea floor to build harbors and airstrips on the Spratlys, parts of which are also claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.
