President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. left Manila for Davos, Switzerland on Sunday morning to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2023 and appeal to extra investments.
Marcos boarded a aircraft from the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City earlier than 9 a.m. along with First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and the administration’s financial crew.
“The World Economic Forum is hosting a Country Strategy Dialogue for us where we are given the opportunity to promote the Philippines as leader and driver of growth and a gateway to the Asia-Pacific region — one that is open for business — ever ready to complement regional and global expansion plans of both foreign and Philippine-based enterprises anchored on the competent and well-educated Filipino workers, the managers, and professionals,” Marcos stated in his speech previous to departure.
Marcos added he would additionally search for companions at WEF who will help the administration in constructing extra infrastructure, and making certain meals and power safety.
“I will draw attention to our efforts at building resilient infrastructure that bolsters our effort to reinforce robust and resilient supply chains, ensure food security, including critical interlinkages with the health and nutrition, while furthering climate-friendly, clean and green energy to power the Philippine economy,” he stated.
“Moreover, I will share our experience as a model for managing — with our global partners — the disruptive and transformative impact of COVID,” Marcos said.
Taking note of WEF’s theme for the year which is “Cooperation in a Fragmented World”, Marcos additionally stated: “We will spotlight the steps the Philippines is taking to fix the fissures of such fragmentation particularly in our nation however definitely in partnership with our associates, allies, and companions world wide.”
“Related to that is the necessity to collectively bolster and reinforce our post-pandemic restoration efforts by addressing the challenges we face posed by rising meals costs, the impression of battle in different components of the world and the persevering with existential risk posed by local weather change,” the President added.
“I’ve resolved to take this chance to trade views on such urgent points with different authorities leaders, coverage makers, business executives, and entrepreneurs, civic society advocates and tutorial consultants,” he added.
The President stated he’s going to attend the discussion board upon the invitation of WEF founder and chair emeritus Professor Klaus Schwab, whom he met on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conferences held in Phnom Penh and Bangkok, respectively, final November.
Among those that noticed Marcos off had been Vice President Sara Duterte, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Andres Centino, Philippine National Police chief Police General Rodolfo Azurin Jr, Cabinet secretaries, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and Speaker Martin Romualdez.
The WEF can be held in Davos, Switzerland from January 16 to twenty, 2023, the primary time will probably be held in-person for the reason that COVID-19 pandemic started.
As a global group for public-private cooperation, the WEF engages the foremost political, business, cultural and different leaders of society to form world, regional and business agendas, its web site stated. —KG, GMA Integrated News
