At least three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) and one letter of intent (LOI) were forged between the governments of the Philippines and Brunei Darussalam during the two-day state visit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to the Sultanate on Tuesday.

Commencing his state visit, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. arrived at Istana Nurul Iman on May 28, 2024 to meet His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah and Her Majesty Duli Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. arrived in Brunei Darussalam on Tuesday for a two-day state visit to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the Philippines and the Sultanate.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is expected to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOU) with Brunei Darussalam on tourism cooperation in his two-day state visit to the Sultanate. In his departure speech on Tuesday, President Marcos said the MOU is a way to attract more tourists to the country, noting how tourism continues to be an “important economic engine” for growth and development, employing millions of Filipinos.