“We are working with the US state department to finalise the details of the visit,” the department of foreign affairs said in a statement.

Jose Manuel Romualdez, the Philippine ambassador to the US, told AFP Friday that Marcos is set to meet with US President Donald Trump, secretary of state Marco Rubio and defence secretary Pete Hegseth to discuss “defence and economic ties”.

Manila and Washington have deepened their cooperation since Marcos took office in 2022 and began pushing back on Beijing’s South China Sea claims.

Bound by a 1951 mutual defence treaty, the two allies conduct frequent maritime exercises in the disputed waterway with Washington warning that it is committed to defend the Philippines if Filipino forces or vessels come under attack.

It will be the first official visit of Marcos to the US since Trump took office.