Marcos lays wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington

WASHINGTON - President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. paid his respects to fallen US veterans at the Arlington National Cemetery.

Marcos, who's on an official visit to the US, offered a wreath before the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a solemn ceremony.

The tomb is a monument for all who died in wars but whose remains have not been found or identified.

The President was also given a tour of the museum during his visit.

The cemetery is the resting place of over 300,000 who took part and died in the wars the US fought.

With Marcos during the ceremonies were Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez; Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo; Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez; National Security Adviser Eduardo Año, and Special Assistant to the President Secretary Antonio Lagdameo Jr.

The Chief Executive visited the cemetery following meetings with US President Joseph Biden, US Vice President Kamala Harris, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

Marcos also met US senators, with whom he discussed security, defense, agriculture, and climate change mitigation, economic cooperation and cyber security.n —NB, GMA Integrated News