House Speaker Martin Romualdez has reiterated President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s stance that the Philippines is a “friend of all and enemy to none” amid the country’s apparent security and defense talks with Japan.
Such talks may even lead to the Philippines and Japan crafting its own Visiting Forces Agreement , at least based on pundits’ observation of Marcos’ ongoing visit to the East Asian nation.
“Well, the President has made his foreign policy, very clear. He is a friend of all and the enemy to none, so he doesn’t want…The President feels that peace is the most important ingredient in any foreign policy declaration,” said Romualdez, who is part of the Philippine delegation to Japan.
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