PBBM maintains independent foreign policy, ‘friend to all’ stance

MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is maintaining an independent foreign policy where the country is a “friend to all and an enemy to none”.

“With respect to our place in the community of nations, the Philippines shall continue to be a friend to all. And an enemy to none,” the chief executive said in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.

“We will be a good neighbor — always looking for ways to collaborate and cooperate with the end goal of mutually beneficial outcomes,” he added.

Marcos reaffirmed that his administration would aggressively promote “strong and more multifaceted” relationships but assured that his foreign policy would be based only on the country’s national interest.

“If we agree, we will cooperate and work together. If we differ, we will talk more until we agree,” he said.

“But we will not waver, we will stand firm in our independent foreign policy, with the national interest as our primordial guide. We commit to maintaining good relations with the rest of the world,” he added.

Earlier, diplomats and foreign government officials met Marcos to tackle possible cooperation between the Philippines and their respective states.

The chief executive identified the following areas of cooperation as priorities during these meetings: clean energy, agriculture, economy, trade, defense, pharmaceuticals, education, culture, and addressing climate change.

“We are, in fact, grateful for the messages of support and offers of help that we have received from many of our friends in the international community, as communicated through their Envoys and Ambassadors in the Philippines. Such strong relationship can only be beneficial to all involved,” Marcos said.

‘Protecting sovereignty’

Marcos assured that while pursuing this “friend to all, enemy to none” stance, the government would not surrender even a square inch of the country’s territory, referring to Manila’s ongoing territorial dispute with other littoral states over the South China Sea.

“(The country will) not preside over any process that will abandon even a square inch of territory of the Republic of the Philippines to any foreign power,” he said.

Marcos expressed his intention to find a “friendly solution” to the maritime dispute while maximizing engagements where the two countries could cooperate during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi early this month.

The administration stated a clear position on the 2016 arbitral verdict, stating that the award will serve as a foundation for its actions on the West Philippine Sea.

In a July 12 statement, Marcos foreign affairs chief Enrique Manalo said the “Award is final” and Manila “firmly rejects attempts to undermine it; nay, even erase it from law, history and our collective memories.”

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