Speaker hails stronger defense, economic ties between US, Philippines

House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez has cited the importance of strengthening defense and economic cooperation between the Philippines and the United States.

The US group who attended the event consisted of the following: Reps. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan of Northern Mariana Islands, Robert Scott of Virginia, Don Bacon of Nebraska, James Moylan of Guam, and Darrell Issa of California. The House leader pointed out that in the case of the United States, its support extends to military assistance, including joint patrols and other activities, and humanitarian missions.

Romualdez said the reauthorization of the Generalized System of Preferences would facilitate duty-free access of Philippine export products to the US market, which exports previously were valued at more than $2 billion annually. Aside from the Speaker, the Philippine delegation included Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales Jr., Deputy Speaker David “

Romualdez’s engagement with US lawmakers followed last week’s successful trilateral summit among US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

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