“It’s really the only way to tell the world that we’re on business,” PH Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez said as he defended President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s string of foreign trips less than a year since assuming the presidency. | BPinlacINQ
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He recalled witnessing how effective it is when a chief executive travels to other countries when he joined former Presidents Fidel Ramos and Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III during their business trips abroad. Marcos is set to fly to Indonesia in May for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. This, after he and First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos attend the coronation of King Charles in the United Kingdom.In addition, Romualdez said there are “many other obligations [Marcos] has to do on a personal basis because it’s good for our relationship with other countries.”
Romualdez said he had even advised Marcos to visit the United States three times a year, saying there is “so much potential” in doing so. But he quickly took note that it was not possible.ADVERTISEMENT
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