KUALA LUMPUR – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. stated Thursday that his three-day state go to to Malaysia exceeded expectations.
“I’m happy to be able to say that we’ve actually done more than we expected we would in the very short time that we are here,” Marcos stated in an interview with the Philippine media delegation.
The funding pledges that the President will carry house from Malaysia may attain as much as $285 million.
“It shouldn’t be particular… it’s as much as $285 million and so we’re, as a result of we’re nonetheless seeing kung ano ba talaga ‘yung pwede,” Marcos said.
A press release from the Presidential Communications Office said Malaysian business leaders were interested in investing in the food processing industry, multi-service digital platforms, aviation, aviation maintenance support services, logistics, manufacturing, infrastructure, water, and wastewater treatment in the Philippines.
Marcos, however, could not provide an estimate on the number of jobs these investment commitments could generate.
“We don’t have a quantity as but as a result of kakapirma lang eh, we’ve got to make assessments,” Marcos stated.
Marcos additionally talked about a railway challenge price $3 billion involving the MVP Group.
“Let me add to that another large contract of $3 billion in terms of a new agreement that has been made by the MVP Group,” Marcos stated.
Marcos didn’t elaborate, however he stated this was for the bodily connectivity amongst ASEAN members.
Meanwhile, Marcos stated he would go to the Sultan of Johor Ibrahim Iskandar earlier than going again to Manila on Thursday night time.
He stated the sultan could be the following king of Malaysia and that he wished to proceed the discussions with Malaysian leaders.
“We will visit to the Sultan of Johor to meet with him dahil siya ‘yung susunod na hari para naman magawa natin nang tuloy-tuloy kung ano ‘yung napagusapan namin ng hari dito, Prime Minister Anwar, eh lahat ‘yun sana magtuloy-tuloy. That’s the reason for that,” Marcos stated. — VBL, GMA Integrated News
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