PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. called on newly appointed and confirmed Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to “continuously look for opportunities” for business and partnerships for the Philippines.
The President made this remark during a courtesy call of the newly appointed ambassadors at the President’s Hall in Malacañan Palace.
In his message, the President urged the diplomats to continue to communicate, promote the interest of the Philippines and “foster partnerships with all our neighbors.”
“And whether or not they are allies, whether or not they are friendly, nonetheless, it is very important that we continue to communicate, that we continue to engage, that we continue to have a way to explain what the Philippines is trying to do, how the Philippines sees its role in the community of nations,” the President pointed out.
“I think it is important [that] we now look and be very, very conscientious about finding opportunities for the Philippines that might be good for the Philippines,” the chief executive added.
The President said it is important for the Philippines to seal partnerships especially as the country “navigates out of this pandemic economy.”
“And in this time, I think it is very important that those partnerships are created and strengthened,” he said.
“It is important that we have partners as we try to navigate out of this pandemic economy, out of the crisis that we have had to attend to and deal with as an effect of the Ukraine conflict,” President Marcos pointed out.
As representatives of the Philippines, the President said ambassadors should serve as instruments in helping the Philippine economy and pursuing opportunities to woo more investors.
“When we endorse and assist the private sector in partnerships with whoever the investors from outside, that is also a good thing for us,” he said.
