President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. on Wednesday outlined plans to strengthen ties between the Philippines and Singapore during his five-day work-related visit.

The president left the Philippines on Wednesday night, October 7 and will remain in the neighboring Asian country until October 10.

According to Marcos, the visit aims to build on the two countries’ economic partnership and explore opportunities in industries that could shape the Philippines’ future.

“We return to Singapore with a clear purpose, to build on one of our most important economic partnerships and prepare our country for the industries of the future,” Marcos said in his departure statement.

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