There is so much activity in Washington, DC at the start of the spring season, especially with the political situation getting warmer as the US presidential election draw
There is so much activity in Washington, DC at the start of the spring season, especially with the political situation getting warmer as the US presidential election draws near. The ongoing legal case against former president Donald Trump and the impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that was swiftly dismissed are just some of the issues that underscore the widening political divide between Republicans and Democrats.
As I underscored during my welcome remarks, it has been nearly two years since President Marcos Jr. tasked his economic managers – with the full support of the Philippine Congress – to create an economic landscape that is open, transparent, connected, inclusive and progressive – and the reforms that have been put in place and those that are still forthcoming make the Philippines an even more attractive investment destination than ever.
Describing the country’s growth story as “absolutely extraordinary,” he told everyone present that they “just need to look across to the continent to see the plummeting of growth in China… and yet, you see the exact opposite in this divergent, extraordinary growth paradigm in the Philippines.” Indeed, the President has undoubtedly put the Philippines on centerstage, especially with the high profile and extremely successful trilateral summit at the White House with US President Joe Biden, Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and PBBM.
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