Clinton to visit Philippines

Mon, 22 Aug 1994 | Source: REUTERS

MANILA (Reuter): U.S. President Bill Clinton will visit the Philippines in November in the first trip by an American president to this country since U.S. forces pulled out in 1992, the presidential palace said yesterday.

Officials said they were arranging for Clinton to go to the former U.S. Subic naval base in Olongapo city, 80 kilometers northwest of Manila, during his visit from Nov. 12 to 14.

The Philippine government has turned Subic into a free port since U.S. troops withdrew from the country almost two years ago, after the Philippines Senate rejected a new bases treaty with Washington.

Palace spokesman Jesus Sison said Clinton was visiting Manila on his way to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in mid-November in Indonesia. Ramos will also attend the conference.

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