Marcos: Deals inked during...

trillion are pn the planning stage, the PCO said. Apart from the aforementioned countries, Marcos also visited Cambodia and Switzerland for the Association of Southeast Asia Nations Summit and the World Economic Forum (WEF), respectively. The OPAIEA, headed by Frederick Go, acts as a presidential delivery unit which pursues the President’s priority investment and economic agenda, ensuring timely delivery of investment projects, trade agreements and pledges. Marcos, however, said there are many things that should be resolved, particularly rules and regulations that are not investor-friendly. “And the next item is going to be, we will have to converge all of the different agencies of government so that we are working off the same plan. That is what we will do because we have to strike while the iron is hot,” he said. “We’re moving very quickly to, as I say, make sure that while the Philippines is still top of mind of these investors that we immediately explore those opportunities and take advantage of the contacts that we made during these trips,” Marcos added.

In a media interview in January prior to his visit to Japan, Marcos said he plans to cut down on travels this year to implement the agreements made in those trips.

The President went to Tokyo from Feb. 8 to 12 for an official working visit. Prior to this, he visited Beijing, China from Jan. 3 to 5 for a state visit and Davos, Switzerland from Jan. 15 to 20 for the WEF.

Marcos earlier confirmed the Philippine delegation’s attendance at this year’s AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation Summit, which will be held in the U.S. in November. 