Countries in the Asia-Pacific region are united and determined to do away with the Cold War mentality, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said, adding that those nations should decide their own destinies away from intense geopolitical rivalry. | DYGalvezINQ
However, that puts the Philippines in a very precarious position, being on the front line of this conflict, Marcos said, adding “this is the very fine line that the Philippines has to choose.”
“And simply because we are anchored in the idea that the future of the Indo-Pacific, the future of Asia Pacific for example cannot be determined by anyone but the countries of the Asia Pacific and that removes us immediately from that idea that you must choose, we choose our friends, we choose our neighbors, that’s the choice that we will make,” he added.
Citing the Philippines as an example, the President said the pandemic brought the country back to the basics, in which it could no longer depend on importation to survive. Although there are some disruptions, Marcos said he believes the world will find itself on the path toward globalization.“I think the tendency after things have settled, after countries such as the Philippines have put in place the elements of policy, the elements of legislation that are necessary to be able to adjust to what is the new coming economy, once that is in place, I think that the globalization will start — we will start to return to the tendency of globalization.
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