President Ferdinand Marcos expects that he will have a chance to speak with United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during the sidelines of his trip to the European country.
President Marcos flies to the United Kingdom from his four-day trip in the United States in order to attend the coronation of King Charles III.
"Mayroon akong, may mga proposal, makikipag-usap ako siyempre sa Prime Minister, Prime Minister Sunak pero habang siguro nag-aantay doon sa actual na seremonya ng pag-coronation kay King Charles," President Marcos told reporters on Thursday, May 4, in Washington, United States.
"So ganun na lang. It has to be very casual dahil everybody has to follow the very heavy schedule of the coronation," the Chief Executive added.
President Marcos expects that the two of them will discuss how to maintain or better the relationship between the Philippines and the United Kingdom.
"Sa palagay ko ay ganun din ang sasabihin niya na dapat papatibayin natin. At naghihingalo, hirap na hirap ang ekonomiya ng UK. So, baka isang bagay ‘yun na pag-uusapan namin kung papaano mag-trade, kung papaano dagdagan," President Marcos said.
"I think in general, we will maintain the same relationship. It has been a very, a relationship very advantageous to all parties involved. So, I think that we will stay the course and continue to deal with each other in very similar way that we have done before," he added.
President Marcos also anticipates that Sunak will request that the Philippines increase the deployment of Filipino healthcare workers to the United Kingdom.
"Noong pandemic sumikat talaga nang husto ang healthcare workers ng Pilipinas, na Pilipino at Pilipina ay kaya’t lahat ng bansa ay umaasa at nagtatanong kung puwede ba paramihin natin ang mga healthcare workers na pupunta," President Marcos explained.
