Marcos keen on working with incoming US president
(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said he was looking forward to "working closely" with his US counterpart Donald Trump as he congratulated him on his inauguration. In a statement, Marcos extended his well-wishes to the new US leader as he reaffirmed the Philippines' "strong and lasting" alliance with the United States. "Congratulations to POTUS @realdonaldtrump and to the American people on another peaceful transfer of power in their nation's nearly 250-year history. I look forward to working closely with you and your administration," Marcos said. "The strong and lasting PH-US alliance will continue to uphold our shared vision of prosperity and security in the region," he added. Trump assumed office on Monday. He served as president from 2016 to 2020. Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez represented Marcos during Trump's inaugural at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. Before Trump assumed office, Marcos this month said he was hopeful Manila and Washington would maintain their "strong and dynamic" relationship under the new US administration. In November last year, Marcos and Trump had a "friendly" and "productive" call, where the Filipino leader expressed the Philippines' desire to further deepen its ties with the US. Marcos also expressed hope that Washington and Manila would continue their "durable partnership" and "unshakeable alliance" as a "force of good that will blaze a path of prosperity and amity in the region and in both sides of the Pacific." The US has a decades-old security alliance with the Philippines that includes a mutual defense treaty and a 2014 pact that allows the US military to store equipment on nine Philippine bases. Manila has stepped up security cooperation with Washington to blunt China's efforts to control most of the disputed South China Sea.
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(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said he was looking forward to "working closely" with his US counterpart Donald Trump as he congratulated him on his inauguration.
In a statement, Marcos extended his well-wishes to the new US leader as he reaffirmed the Philippines' "strong and lasting" alliance with the United States.
"Congratulations to POTUS @realdonaldtrump and to the American people on another peaceful transfer of power in their nation's nearly 250-year history. I look forward to working closely with you and your administration," Marcos said.
"The strong and lasting PH-US alliance will continue to uphold our shared vision of prosperity and security in the region," he added.
Trump assumed office on Monday. He served as president from 2016 to 2020.
Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez represented Marcos during Trump's inaugural at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Before Trump assumed office, Marcos this month said he was hopeful Manila and Washington would maintain their "strong and dynamic" relationship under the new US administration.
In November last year, Marcos and Trump had a "friendly" and "productive" call, where the Filipino leader expressed the Philippines' desire to further deepen its ties with the US.
Marcos also expressed hope that Washington and Manila would continue their "durable partnership" and "unshakeable alliance" as a "force of good that will blaze a path of prosperity and amity in the region and in both sides of the Pacific."
The US has a decades-old security alliance with the Philippines that includes a mutual defense treaty and a 2014 pact that allows the US military to store equipment on nine Philippine bases.
Manila has stepped up security cooperation with Washington to blunt China's efforts to control most of the disputed South China Sea.
