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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei—President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the invitation for him to participate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum for Asia, was important as this recognizes the challenges currently faced by the Philippines."Oh, I think it's highly significant. The invitation in itself is highly significant.
It's so important to international trade that we can actually say that the stakeholders—the stakeholders are no longer limited to ASEAN , Asia, Indo-Pacific," Marcos said.The President added, "It really involves the global economy already and so that is why I think the Philippines' position is going to be important in the decision-making of many of the policymakers around the world.
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