Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 3):
SEPTEMBER 15, 1982
President Ferdinand E. Marcos left on September 15, 1982 for his first state visit after 16 years to the United States, the country's major economic partner and military ally.
In a departure statement, the president said that he would try to explore with President Ronald Reagan how the Philippines' relations with the United States could be made ''yet more meaningful and fruitful.''
Before the president departed, some workers, students and religious activists gathered infront of the Manila Cathedral and staged a demonstration. Policemen were deployed to guard the United States Embassy.
Deputy Prime Minister Jose A. Rono, who has been named caretaker during the President's two-week absence, escorted the president up the ramp of a Philippine Airlines 747. Marcos was with his wife Imelda, who is the governor of Manila, Prime Minister Cesar Virata and seven other government officials, along with others.
They spent the night in Honolulu, Hawaii and then flew aboard Air Force One to Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C.
On the morning of September 16, 1982, at the South Lawn of the White House, President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan welcomed President Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos to the United States capital. President Reagan spoke at 10:15 a.m. and gave President Marcos a formal welcome with full military honors. After the ceremony, the two Presidents met in the Oval Office.
Years ago, President Marcos made a state visit to the U.S. from September 12–27, 1966. He addressed the United States Congress on September 15. He visited Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Ann Arbor, and San Francisco.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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