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Marcos hopes to visit Gyeongju as a 'civilian' someday
Manila Bulletin
|November 4, 2025
Awed by its scenic beauty, President Marcos is hoping to go back to Gyeongju, South Korea, and explore the coastal city sometime in the future as a "civilian.
Gyeongju was the host city of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings which took place from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1.
During a press conference with members of the Malacañang Press Corps, Marcos Jr. described Gyeongju as "so beautiful", and said he hopes to return there someday to further explore the city.
He expressed how he was captivated by the city that he had never visited before.
This story is from the November 4, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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