President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will hold bilateral talks with at least 10 heads of government from the European Union starting Monday to bolster Philippine ties with the Western world, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday. READ:
Monday to bolster Philippine ties with the Western world, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday.
According to Espiritu, the President’s meeting with Estonia, Czech Republic, and Denmark are also important since the Philippines have partnerships with them in the areas of cybersecurity, defense and maritime, respectively.The 65-year-old Filipino leader will also meet with his Spanish counterpart, Pedro Sanchez Perez-Castejon, 15 years his junior, since Spain will be the next president of the EU council.
The DFA official said he hoped Mr. Marcos’ first participation at the summit between the two regional blocs “will redound to a lot of benefits for the Filipino people, not only for ASEAN.” Espiritu said Mr. Marcos’ meeting with Unilever would be “important because this corporation is intending to establish a new state of the art manufacturing facility for personal care products in Cavite.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Marcos to discuss investments, jobs with European firms in BrusselsPresident Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is scheduled to discuss billions of pesos worth of investments expected to generate hundreds of jobs for Filipinos when he meets European business executives in Brussels next week. According to DFA Assistant Secretary Daniel Espiritu, Marcos is expected to have roundtable meetings with European firms to discuss business and investment opportunities in the Philippines.
Read more »
European Parliament vice president Kaili arrestedBrussels, Belgium -- Belgian police arrested Greek socialist MEP Eva Kaili, one of the vice-presidents of the European Parliament, in Brussels on Friday evening, a source close to the case told
Read more »
Marcos govt still open to peace talks with insurgents – adviserPRESIDENT Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.'s government is not closing its doors to resuming peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines- New People's Army...
Read more »
Marcos invites LGUs to team up with nat’l govtSpeaking during the courtesy call of Manila local officials in Malacañang, President Marcos said it was very important to him to work closely with the LGUs to tackle many problems such as the rising cost of living and other challenges. READ:
Read more »
Marcos on Feast of Immaculate Conception: Give without expecting anything in returnPRESIDENT Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. on Thursday reminded Filipinos to strive to turn away from 'individualistic tendencies' and instead generously give 'without expecting anything in return.' Read more:
Read more »
Marcos confident PH won't fall into recession amid high inflationAMID high inflation, President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. is confident that the Philippines will not fall into a recession because of the low unemployment rate in the country. Read more:
Read more »