Villamor Air Base, Pasay City
14 October 2012

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak arrived in the country at around 4:00 p.m. to hold an official visit in the Philippines and witness the signing of the GPH-MILF Framework Agreement.

The Prime Minister, together with his wife Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor and the Malaysian delegation, were received by Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Francis Tolentino.

Members of the Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines were prepositioned in Villamor Air Base and along the roads where the convoy passed in order to ensure the security of the Prime Minister.

On Monday, the Malaysian leader is expected to meet with President Benigno S. Aquino III in a bilateral meeting at the Malacanan Palace before witnessing the agreement signing.

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