Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.
Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. is the 17th and current President of the Philippines, having taken office on June 30, 2022. He concurrently served as Secretary of Agriculture from 2022 to 2023 and leads the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas. He is best known for shifting Philippine foreign policy toward closer ties with the United States and for firmly asserting Philippine sovereignty in the South China Sea against Chinese territorial encroachment.
“Give Philippines the confidence, especially given that President Marcos is taking massive risks”
Source→“China has picked up their aggression... I think when you look at the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and you look at China's behavior and the islands they're creating again out of the Shoal... Philippines is not Taiwan. It's a country. It's a treaty ally.”
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