MANILA, Philippines – SINABI ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na posible na mag-export ang Pilipinas ng tuna, sardinas, bangus at iba pang produkto sa Paraguay sa isinagawang bilateral meeting kasama si Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Palacios.
Nauna rito, mainit na tinanggap ni Pangulong Marcos si Peña sa Palasyo ng Malakanyang para sa official visit ng huli. Dumating sa Pilipinas si Peña, araw ng Linggo.
Kasunod ng kanilang bilateral talks, sinabi ni Pangulong Marcos na pinag-usapan nila ni Peña ang larangan ng kooperasyon kabilang na ang agrikultura, kalakalan at renewable energy, bukod sa iba pa.
Ani Pangulong Marcos, ang pag-export ng Philippine fishery products sa Paraguay “will certainly give a boost to our local industry.”
“President Peña and I discussed the potential of increasing trade and investment between our two nations, starting with generating awareness and interest among businesses on both sides, with the longer-term objective of identifying and enabling economic and commercial opportunities,”ang litaniya ng Pangulo.
Para naman kay Peña, tinitingnan ng Paraguay na palawigin ang export offerings nito na butil, maize, oilseeds, at agro-industrial products sa Pilipinas.
Winika pa nya na ang pagbubukas ng Philippine market sa Paraguayan beef, pork, at poultry imports noong August 2025 “has already enabled the first concrete shipment to this market.”
“This milestone demonstrates the capacity of our productive sector to access one of Asia’s most demanding and dynamic markets, with more than 100 million consumers,” ayon pa rin kay Peña.
“We aspire for this trade flow to expand and diversify in a sustained manner, consolidating Paraguay as a reliable supplier of animal protein in Southeast Asia,” anito. (Kris Jose)
