Lee and first lady Kim Yoon-ok arrived on board a Boeing 747 jet at 1:20 p.m. yesterday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal II for a three-day state visit.
They were accompanied by a large delegation of Korean government officials and businessmen.
The first couple was welcomed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Soliman, and Energy Secretary Rene Almendras.
Also at the airport to welcome them were Manila International Airport Authority general manager Jose Angel Honrado and Air Force commanding general Lt. Gen. Oscar Rabena.
A schedule of the visit provided by the Palace Communications Operations office said a welcome ceremony would be held at the Malacañang grounds at 9:10 a.m. Lee will sign the Palace guestbook, a practice done by visiting heads of state and dignitaries.
Lee will then call on Aquino at the Malacañang Music Room where they will hold a bilateral meeting.
“We expect them to discuss subjects of common interest to the Philippines and to South Korea. We all know that many tourists here in the Philippines come from South Korea. We also have common interests in trade and investments,” said deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte in an interview with radio station dzRB.
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