SECTOR: Foreign Relations
SONA YEAR: 2023
embark on more foreign trips
PROMISE STATUS - DATE: Failed as of 07/12/2024
- During his second year in office, Marcos went on 15 foreign trips to 11 countries: Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Japan, Brunei, Vietnam, Australia, Germany and Czech Republic. This brings to 28 the total number of foreign trips Marcos has taken since he assumed the presidency.
- In a press briefing in Makati last June 24, Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual reported that $19 billion worth of investment pledges from Marcos’ trips have already been actualized. This covers around 65 projects in various stages of the investment process.