NEW YORK: Looking to “reintroduce the Philippines' to the world, new President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ambitious plans for his nation on the international stage and at home - if, that is, the twin spectres of pandemic and climate change can be overcome or at least managed. And if he can surmount the lega
NEW YORK: Looking to “reintroduce the Philippines" to the world, new President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ambitious plans for his nation on the international stage and at home - if, that is, the twin spectres of pandemic and climate change can be overcome or at least managed.
Marcos, 65, sat for a wide-ranging interview in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly's annual leaders’ meeting. Three months into his administration, he seemed energetic and enthusiastic — and eager to project his vision for the nation beyond its borders. “I did not indulge in any of that political back-and-forth concerning the Marcos family," he said."All I spoke about was, ‘What are we going to do to get into a better place?’ And people responded.”
“We have a judiciary. It’s not perfect," he said. “I do not understand why we need an outside adjudicator to tell us how to investigate, who to investigate, how to go about it.” “It's not very encouraging when people look at your country and they see, 'Well, it's under a state of calamity.' That’s not good for tourists. It’s not good for visitors. It’s not good for business,” Marcos said.Encouraging ties with China, particularly given Beijing's aggressive maritime policies, might be a daunting prospect for a nation so closely and historically aligned with the United States. But, Marcos says, it's possible — and necessary.
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