Marcos: Investments, people needed back home to help Philippines grow

[snoop1130]

President Bongbong Marcos Jr. arrived at the Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Sunday, his first official visit to the United States as chief executive.

???? Bongbong Marcos

 

NEW JERSEY — Invoking the bayanihan spirit, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Monday called on overseas Filipinos to help achieve "meaningful change" back home, saying the nation needs them as it strives to attain economic development.

 

Marcos said Filipinos here in the US and in other parts of the world still play a "very critical role" in the economic transformation of the Philippines.

 

"Even if you are very far from the Philippines, I am telling you this. Your beloved Philippines still needs you especially now," Marcos said during a meeting with the Filipino community here.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/09/19/2210767/marcos-investments-people-needed-back-home-help-philippines-grow

 

-- © Copyright Philstar 2022-09-19