According to the Official Gazette, international trips made by the President of the Philippines are an opportunity to "foster and maintain" relations with other governments and to meet other heads of state and/or government. The Department of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the President classify these trips as either a state visit, an official visit, or a working visit.
Bongbong Marcos, the 17th and current president, has made 42 international trips to 25 countries during his presidency so far, which began on June 30, 2022. More trips have been planned.
Unless otherwise stated, the President was accompanied by First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos on all of his trips. His first cousin, then-House Speaker and Leyte's 1st district representative Martin Romualdez, joined most of his trips as well during his tenure as House Speaker, while the President and the First Lady's eldest son, Ilocos Norte's 1st district representative Sandro Marcos, joined some.
Summary The number of visits per country where President Marcos traveled are: One: Belgium, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Laos, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Vatican City, and Vietnam Two: Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, India, and the United Arab Emirates Three: Malaysia Four: Indonesia and Japan Five: Singapore Six: The United States
2022 CountryAreas visitedDatesDetails Image Jakarta, BogorState visit. President Marcos met with members of the local Filipino community at the Hotel Fairmont Jakarta. On September 5, he laid a wreath at the Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery before meeting with President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana at the Bogor Palace. The Marcos family also visited Sarinah with President Widodo.Central AreaState visit. President Marcos met with the local Filipino community at the National University of Singapore. On September 7, he met with President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana. President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos toured the Singapore Botanic Gardens, where a Dendrobium was named after them as part of a diplomatic tradition. Prime Minister Lee and his wife Ho Ching hosted the Filipino first family to breakfast at the Shangri-La Hotel, where they stayed. At the hotel, the President also joined a roundtable discussion and an economic briefing with potential Singaporean investors.Newark, New York CityWorking visit. President Marcos and his delegation met with the Filipino community at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. On September 19, they rang the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange, where the President spoke to and met with American senior executives. On September 20, he addressed the general debate of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. On the sidelines of the UN general assembly, President Marcos met separately with United States President Joe Biden, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida, former British prime minister Tony Blair, and World Bank President David Malpass. He also met with members of the United States Chamber of Commerce and the US-ASEAN Business Council.Central AreaUnannounced official visit. President Marcos attended the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. The President and the First Lady met informally with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the circuit.Phnom PenhWorking visit. President Marcos attended the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and the related summits. On November 10, he joined the ASEAN leaders in an audience with King Norodom Sihamoni at the Royal Palace. Throughout the sidelines of the summits, the President held bilateral meetings with Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, Vietnamese prime minister Phạm Minh Chính, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. He met with the local Filipino community at Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh.BangkokWorking visit. President Marcos attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit and he addressed at the APEC CEO Summit. President Marcos held bilateral meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron, Saudi Arabia prime minister Mohammed bin Salman, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese. He had an audience with King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida at Chakri Maha Prasat Throne Hall and also met with local Filipino community at Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park.Brussels, SchaerbeekWorking visit. President Marcos attended the ASEAN–European Union Commemorative Summit at the Berlaymont building in Brussels. He had an audience with King Philippe at the Royal Palace. The President also met with Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas, Czech prime minister Petr Fiala, and Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, as well as EU Council President Charles Michel and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. In Schaerbeek, President Marcos met with Overseas Filipinos based in Europe.
2023 CountryAreas visitedDatesDetails ImageBeijingState visit. President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos met with CCP General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the Great Hall of the People, with a state banquet being organized in their honor. The President also met with Premier Li Keqiang and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Li Zhanshu separately. The President's sister, Senator Imee Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, joined his delegation on this trip. Unlike in most of their other visits, President Marcos and his delegation did not meet with the Filipino community there due to restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.Davos, ZürichWorking visit. Arriving via Zurich Airport, President Marcos participated in the World Economic Forum in Davos, of which he met EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Swiss President Alain Berset. The presidential delegation for this trip consisted of more than 70 individuals, including businesspeople Ramon Ang, Lance Gokongwei, Enrique Razon, Teresita Sy-Coson, and Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, and Senator Mark Villar, chairperson of the Senate committees on trade and banking. The First Family met with the Filipino community in Zürich before departing Switzerland.TokyoWorking visit. President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and held an audience with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace. The President also addressed Japanese executives at the Philippine Business Opportunities Forum at the Palace Hotel. Before leaving Japan, the First Family met with the local Filipino community at the Belle Salle hotel.10Washington, D.C., Arlington County, Prince George's CountyOfficial visit. Arriving via Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland, President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos met with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House on May 1. The First Couple were hosted to a brunch by Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff at Number One Observatory Circle on May 2. On May 3, President Marcos met with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon, where he received full military honors, making Marcos the first visiting head of state to receive such honors under the Biden administration. The presidential delegation, consisting of several cabinet members and business executives, met with various members of the US-ASEAN Business Council and the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. They also met with the local Filipino community there. Before departing the U.S., the President laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.LondonOfficial visit. Arriving via Gatwick Airport, which they had toured, President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos attended the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey on May 6. They attended a reception at Buckingham Palace that the King hosted the previous day. President Marcos said that he also met briefly with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.11Labuan BajoWorking visit. President Marcos attended the 42nd ASEAN Summit. The President also held separate bilateral meetings with Laotian prime minister Sonexay Siphandone, Timorese prime minister Taur Matan Ruak, and Vietnamese prime minister Phạm Minh Chính.12Kuala Lumpur, PutrajayaState visit. President Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos met with King Abdullah and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.13JakartaWorking visit. President Marcos attended the 43rd ASEAN Summit, the Eighteenth East Asia Summit, and other related meetings. The President also met separately with Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, Cook Islands prime minister Mark Brown, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, and Vietnamese prime minister Phạm Minh Chính.14Central AreaWorking visit. On his 66th birthday, President Marcos addressed the Milken Institute's Asia Summit. He also attended the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix from September 15 to 17 upon the invitation of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.15RiyadhOfficial visit. President Marcos attended the first ASEAN–Gulf Cooperation Council Summit. On the sidelines of the summit, he met with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and the Crown Prince of Kuwait Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. He also met with the local Filipino community and various investors to tout the Maharlika Investment Fund. First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos did not join this trip.16San Francisco, Los Angeles, HonoluluWorking visit. President Marcos attended the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in San Francisco. He met bilaterally with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. In the Greater Los Angeles area, the President toured the SpaceX headquarters. In Hawaii, Marcos visited the United States Indo-Pacific Command and laid a wreath at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. Throughout this trip, the President met with several business leaders and groups, as well as the local Filipino communities in each city he visited.17TokyoWorking visit. President Marcos attended the ASEAN–Japan Friendship and Cooperation Commemorative Summit at Hotel Okura.
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