PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. returned to the Philippines after participating in the 2023 Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Gulf Cooperation Council (Asean-GCC) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Marcos and his delegation arrived at Villamor Airbase in Pasay City aboard the Presidential plane at 2:48 p.m. Saturday.The President attended the Asean-GCC Summit where he met leaders of the two regional blocks and discussed investment opportunities in the Philippines.During the visit, the country bagged $120 million worth of investment agreement between Saudi's Al Rushaid Petroleum Investment Company and Samsung Engineering NEC Co. Ltd., and Philippines' EEI Corp.
Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam comprise the Association of SOutheast Asian Nations .In his remarks during the summit on Friday, Marcos said the success of Asean-GCC cooperation is founded on the two organizations' 'vibrant' people-to-people ties.
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