President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is back in the Philippines after attending a trilateral summit with the leaders of the US and Japan in Washington.
Marcos and his party arrived in Manila at 3:03 a.m.
Marcos on the trip met US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
“During our meeting, we reaffirmed our commitment to a peaceful, secure, and prosperous Indo-Pacific,” Marcos said.
“We are guided by our shared values of democracy, the rule of law, human rights, and gender equality. We explored ways of enhancing our cooperation in a number of areas of mutual concern, including in enhancing economic resilience and security, promoting inclusive growth and development, addressing climate change and maritime cooperation,” he added.
Marcos said the US and Japan vowed support for the infrastructure development and connectivity in the Philippines through the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, the implementation of the Open Radio Access Network, workforce development for the semiconductor industry, capacity building in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and the country’s membership in the Minerals Security Partnership Forum.
“I took the opportunity to update President Biden and Prime Minister Kishida on the latest developments in the South China Sea, including the recent incident at Ayungin Shoal,” Marcos said. —NB, GMA Integrated News
