Manila, March 7 -- British Foreign Minister David Lammy MP is embarking on an official visit to the Philippines on March 8, a trip seen to further solidify the two states' enhanced partnership.

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza on Friday said the British official will be holding a meeting with Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and meet other government officials, including Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.

"Secretary Lammy's visit is envisioned to solidify the enhanced partnership between the Philippines and the United Kingdom, which was launched in 2021 through the signing of the Joint Framework of the Enhanced Partnership and thereby to further deepen Philippine-UK bilateral relations," she...