Marcos back from trilateral summit in US

President Marcos arrived in the country before dawn yesterday from a first-ever trilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington, where he secured stronger security commitments and expanded economic cooperation from the Philippines’ long-time allies.

- HELEN FLORES

The plane carrying Marcos and his delegation landed at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City at 3:03 a.m., according to the Presidential 

Communications Office. In his arrival message posted on YouTube, the President reported on the agreements entered into by the government with the two nations during his three-day visit to Washington, including the Luzon Economic Corridor under the G7 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment.

The Luzon Economic Corridor is the first project of its kind in the Indo-Pacific and will connect Subic Bay, Clark, Manila, and Batangas to accelerate coordinated investments in high-impact infrastructure projects, including ports, rail, clean energy, semiconductors, supply chains, and other forms of connectivity in the country.