PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday said the Philippines was willing to work with the United States “to an even greater extent” amid mounting security challenges in the region.
Marcos issued the statement as he welcomed US Senators Roger Wicker and Deb Fisher, along with the US Senate Armed Services Committee Congressional Delegation, during a courtesy call in Malacañang., This news data comes from:http://ekqvt.771bg.com
In his remarks, Marcos thanked the US for its continuing support to the modernization of the Philippines’ armed forces.
“And we hope to continue working with you to an even greater extent. The Philippines is very open to any proposals, any suggestions, any ideas that you might have for us to improve the situation here,” he said.
“And that’s something that we would like to do together, but not only bilateral between the US and the Philippines, but also with our multilateral arrangements that we have made around the region,” he added.
Philippines to work more closely with US amid regional challenges
- Xi and Putin round on West at regional summit in China
- Comelec to open nearly two-year overseas voter registration for 2028 elections
- HEADLINES: DPWH fires Bulacan engineers, blacklists contractors over anomalous projects | Sept. 5, 2025
- Sara favors punishing officials, lifestyle checks
- Wildfire tears through California gold rush town
- Veteran Thai politician Anutin Charnvirakul wins vote in Parliament to become next prime minister
- Ukraine drone attacks spark fires at Russia's Kursk nuclear plant, Novatek's Ust-Luga terminal.
- What to know about Indonesia's nationwide unrest over lawmakers' perks
- House bill seeks to regulate AI use
- Escudero subpoenaes 10 DPWH contractors for Senate probe next week
