President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed confidence Friday that American and Japanese investments in the country will materialize in the next five years following his trilateral summit with the leaders of said countries.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. described his trilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Kishida Fumio as “a continuing evolution” of relationship between the three countries, downplaying speculations that it was anchored on a “new situation” in the Indo-Pacific region.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. stood firm that the trilateral agreement between the Philippines, the US and Japan will not affect investments from China.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. arrived in Manila on Sunday morning following the conclusion of his successful trilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Kishida Fumio where he secured support for Philippine development from the two leaders.

As the country forges closer security and economic integration with the United States and Japan, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. appealed to the US Congress on Friday to fast track the reauthorization of the US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program for the benefit of the Philippines.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is returning home with the good news to the Filipino people that the country’s alliance with the US and other allied nations has become stronger, bolstered by security and economic engagements as well as ‘close people-to-people ties’.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said he is baffled by the “secret agreement” reached by his predecessor, former President Rodrigo Duterte, with China with the Chinese Embassy in Manila confirming that an agreement was reached during the Duterte administration over the Ayungin Shoal.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday defended Vice President Sara Duterte on her supposed “silence” over the South China Sea issue as he assured the Filipino people that they are on the same page in dealing with China and its agenda.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday touted the Philippines’ strong post-pandemic economic recovery, being one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III assured President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of their continued support to the Philippine government as he emphasized that the US and the Philippines are more than just allies.