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FMJ to new Ph envoys: Look for partners, investors
By Nidz Godino
“I think it is important we now look and be very, very conscientious about finding opportunities… that might be good for Philippines… it is a different kind of mission…you no longer are concerned solely with diplomatic contact and diplomatic exchanges…we are no longer limited by distance, by geographical and physical positioning,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Filipino ambassadors should look for opportunities for business and partnerships for the Philippines apart from maintaining good relations with other nations as the country “navigates out of this pandemic economy.”
During courtesy call by newly appointed envoys at Malacañang, President Marcos told them that, as country’s representatives, they should serve as instruments in helping Philippine economy grow and pursuing opportunities to woo more investors.
“That’s why I think that probably is the newest feature of an envoy’s duties as I see it… a new world out there, we must adjust,” he stressed.
President Marcos likewise cited role of envoys in mediating with private sector in terms of investment tie-up with foreign investors.
The Office of the President, in Twitter post, said President Marcos, while reiterating his commitment to uphold country’s independent foreign policy, also called on the appointed ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary to “protect Philippines’ interests while maintaining good relations in the foreign countries where they will be posted.”
“The President reaffirmed his commitment in upholding nation’s independent foreign policy and assured diplomats of his administration’s unwavering support as he sent them off to their respective countries of assignment,” the tweet reads in part.
The ambassadors who met with Marcos were Grace Tolentino Cruz-Fabella (Argentina), Jaime Victor Badillo Leda (Belgium), Joseph Gerard Bacani Angeles (Brazil), Eduardo Martin Ramos Meñez (Czech Republic), Gina Alagon Jamoralin (Indonesia), Pedro Ramirez Laylo Jr. (Israel), Nathaniel Garcia Imperial (Italy), Mylene De Joya Garcia-Albano (Japan), Wilfredo Cunanan Santos (Jordan), Lilybeth Rodriguez Deapera (Mexico), Lilibeth Velasco Pono (Qatar), Medardo Antonio Gonzales Macaraig (Singapore) and Alfonso Ferdinand Agbayani Ver (United Arab Emirates).
The President urged ambassadors to look for ideas and partnerships with other countries offering assistance on climate change and other things that can be beneficial to the Philippines.
“And whether or not they are allies, whether or not they are friendly, nonetheless, it is very important that we continue to communicate, that we continue to engage, that we continue to have way to explain what Philippines is trying to do, how Philippines sees its role in the community of nations,” he said.
“It is important that we have partners as we try to navigate out of this pandemic economy, out of crisis that we have had to attend to and deal with as an effect of Ukraine conflict,” the President stressed.
FMJ has repeatedly promoted Philippines as an investment destination in the region before the international community, calling the country as Asia’s “fastest rising economic star.”
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