President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. intends to seek help from Saudi Arabia amid the oil crisis, duplicating the foreign country’s aid to the Philippines back in the 1970s.
BANGKOK., Thailand—
During a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation , Marcos and Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman talked about energy and petroleum. The President also said he is looking forward to hosting the visit of the Saudi Arabian leader to the Philippines to discuss with him “a wide range of issues and areas of cooperation.
One of the major gains the President has gotten from his maiden APEC participation came from his meeting with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince.
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