MANILA, Philippines – Posible ang $100 bilyong halaga ng investment na papasok sa Pilipinas sa susunod na lima hanggang 10 taon.
Ipinaliwanag ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa Philippine media delegation habang nasa Estados Unidos na ang mga bilang na ito ay hindi lamang pangako kundi aktwal na target na nabuo sa kasagsagan ng trilateral meeting sa pagitan ng Pilipinas, US at Japan.
“Well, they have already committed to these investments, and the fact that they actually have, we have together identified the areas and the sectors where that investment will go to, it shows that this is not a promise, or it is not just an idea,” anang Chief Executive.
“It is something that we intend to do because it has been put into the agreement. So, I am very confident that this will all materialize and we will feel this in the Philippines,” dagdag pa.
Ang $100 billion figure ay ibinigay ni Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez sa press briefing nitong Miyerkules, o isang araw bago ang trilateral summit pagsapit ng Huwebes.
Ayon kay Romualdez, posibleng makuha ng Pilipinas ang malaking bahagi ng bilang na ito sa pagkakaroon lamang ng share ng bansa sa US semiconductor industry, na sinasabing nagkakahalaga ng $80 bilyon sa ASEAN region.
Ani Marcos, ang ugnayan ng tatlong bansa ay susi sa post-pandemic economic recovery.
“I’m sure you know by now I’m a great believer in coalitions and alliances. So, that is a major step for the Philippines, for the US, and for Japan. And we, I think in the years to come we’ll begin to see the wisdom of it. We’ll start to see, actually not even years, within the year we will start, to begin, to see the wisdom of having that trilateral agreement and why it is a good thing to enter into,” sinabi ni Marcos.
“So, that’s essentially what we have been doing and we reaffirmed our close relationship with the United States […] But mostly because we, it is, it’s really about development coming out of the pandemic. We’re still struggling to completely do that. So all of these things have come together, and I am very confident that the trilateral agreement will be, there will be [a] big benefit to the Philippines, but also of course, to Japan,” dagdag niya. RNT/JGC
