MANILA, Philippines: Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio is the country's caretaker while President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is in the United States (US), Presidential Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said on Tuesday.

Marcos is leaving the country tonight for a weeklong trip to the US to attend the 2023 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco, and to visit Los Angeles and Hawaii.

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