Malacañang said that the trilateral phone call between the Philippines, United States, and Japan scheduled on Sunday, Jan. 12, was moved to Monday morning (Manila time).
Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cesar Chavez disclosed on Sunday that the meeting was moved to 7 a.m. of Monday.
"The Trilateral Leaders’ Phone Call with the US President, the Prime Minister of Japan, and the President of the Philippines has been moved to 7am on Monday, January 13," Chavez told reporters.
Chavez further said that the US side requested for the adjustment due to the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles.
"It was conveyed that this was due to the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles," he said.
The trilateral phone call is expected to be attended by President Marcos, US President Joseph Biden, and Japan Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru.
It can be recalled that the Philippines, the United States, and Japan formally established the trilateral maritime cooperation on April 12, 2024. The deal aims to safeguard said countries' peoples at sea as their leaders expressed concern about China’s dangerous and coercive actions in the South and East China Seas.