President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. already arrived in Washington D.C. for a five-day official visit aimed at strengthening the sprecial relationship between the Philippines and the United States.
At 4:55 pm on Sunday, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and his official delegation arrived in Washington D.C. via Flight PR 001, which landed at Joint Base Andrews.
His focus during this visit will be centered on his administration's economic agenda, with priorities such as agriculture, power, infrastructure, and new technologies.
The President aims to delve into detail during his meetings with big companies that he was not able to see during his previous trips to New York and Davos.
"That’s on the economic level… on the political level, it will still be centered around the relationship between the Philippines and the United States," said the President.
"On the, again, the economic side, we will have to go into detail or meeting with many of the big companies who we were not able to see in the other trips, ‘yung sa New York at saka ‘yung sa Davos. But ngayon, mayroon pa tayong maka-meeting," Marcos added.
During his visit, the President also aims to maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific region amid global tensions and bolster the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the global dialogue.
The President is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden, key Cabinet officials, legislators, major US companies, and business groups.
