Malacañan Palace 21 February 2014 Months before United States President Barack Obama’s official visit to the country, President Benigno S. Aquino III welcomed the new bipartisan U.S. Congressional Delegation (CODEL) headed by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Representative Ed Royce. This is Representative Royce’s second visit to the country and his group will re-evaluate assistance efforts continue reading : Courtesy Call of U.S. Congressional Delegation headed by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce