Ahead of his first
visit to the country on Sunday as head of state, Trump misspelled the
Philippines on his Twitter account (@realDonaldTrump)
“Will be doing a joint press conference in
Hanoi, Vietnam then heading for final destination of trip, the Phillipines,”
Trump posted at 7:35 a.m.
Trump attended the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in Vietnam. He is expected to arrive later
today in the Philippines for the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(Asean) summit, the last leg of his 12-day trip to Asia.
As of writing, the
error has yet to be corrected.
Trump’s misspelling
comes just days after Asean organizers themselves drew flak for committing the
same mistake on the tarpaulins set up to welcome the 7,000 summit delegates.
The tarps carrying the
word “Philppines” have since been taken down. While organizers said they are
investigating the gaffe, they noted that these were neither distributed by the
Presidential Communications and Operations Office, the Philippine Information Agency
nor by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.
READ MORE: BREAKING NEWS: Maling baybay ng 'Philppines,' na sasalubong sa mga ASEAN Delegates, PINABAKLAS!
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