Marcos New York trip to focus on economic, investment opportunities

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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. led the simultaneous bamboo and tree planting ceremony in San Mateo, Rizal on Tuesday (September 13, 2022).

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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s New York trip will have a strong focus on scoring investment and business opportunities to aid the country’s economic recovery.

 

Marcos is set to travel to the United States next week, from September 18 to 24 for the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Thanks to diplomatic immunity afforded to heads of state, the chief executive will be allowed to step on US soil despite a 1995 contempt order resulting from human rights class suit.

 

“He gave unequivocal instructions that his meetings, whether with fellow world leaders, or with US corporations, should focus on finding necessary partnerships or synergies that will benefit the Philippine economy and the Filipino people,” Office of American Affairs Assistant Secretary Jose Victor Chan-Gonzaga said in a press briefing on Thursday.

 

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