Tatlong araw na working visit ni PBBM sa Singapore, magsisimula bukas
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00:00 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is likely to discuss the maritime dispute in his keynote speech
00:07 in a dialogue in Singapore, which is being attended by 40 countries.
00:11 That's what Kenneth Paciente, the U.S. Senator, has predicted.
00:15 Louisa, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will arrive here in Singapore at 5 p.m.
00:24 for his three-day working visit.
00:29 President Buka's three-day working visit to Singapore will start tomorrow.
00:34 Before his activities on Friday,
00:37 the bilateral meeting with the new Prime Minister of Singapore will be held.
00:42 The highlight of his visit is the keynote speech
00:46 at the International Institute for Strategic Studies or IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2024.
00:53 Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Medardo Macaraig believes
00:56 that this is a big thing for the Philippines,
00:59 especially that it will be a way for world leaders to hear
01:02 what the country's position is on the issue of defense and security.
01:07 In his departure speech, the President said
01:10 that it is time for him to visit to give a statement on the progress of the country
01:15 on the rules-based international order in the face of the challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region.
01:21 It is very, very significant to deliver the keynote speech.
01:28 Because the Shangri-La Dialogue being a defense minister's meeting,
01:33 defense officials' meeting,
01:35 the Shangri-La Dialogue has already transcended defense issues.
01:41 So now, even defense issues we are talking about,
01:45 AI, climate change, renewable energy, and other issues that are being discussed,
01:51 which of course affect defense policies.
01:54 So, just like all of you, I'm looking forward to what President Marcos will say.
02:01 Because this is a very important speech,
02:04 very important defense and foreign policy statement from our country, from our President.
02:10 According to the official,
02:12 this proves that the country's voice is important when it comes to security in the Indo-Pacific region.
02:17 However, it was not the reason for the incidents in the West Philippine Sea
02:22 for the President to invite to the so-called activity.
02:25 The situation in China, I'm not really sure.
02:28 But if you will go by previous keynote speeches,
02:33 the approach is a bit global and regional.
02:37 The Foreign Affairs Department said that the IISS will give a way to the country
02:42 to expand and discuss and address some regional and global security challenges.
02:47 It will be an important platform for us to actually also convey our positions
02:52 relative to what is happening within the region and what we are advocating for.
02:59 The President will also take this opportunity to strengthen the relationship between the Philippines and Singapore,
03:04 especially with its new leader.
03:07 This is also very useful as they have just changed the leadership.
03:11 The leadership has just shifted earlier this month.
03:16 And it would be very, very good to begin immediately
03:20 to start to strengthen our relations with the new leaders of Singapore.
03:27 The IISS is a think tank organization for defense issues.
03:31 It will bring leaders from 40 countries with 500 participants.
03:36 Macaraig said that there is an increase in COVID-19 cases in Singapore,
03:40 but he said that it should not be alarmed.
03:43 They have not yet received any report of Filipinos infected with the disease.
03:48 The Filipinos in Singapore are just being warned that their vaccine against COVID-19 should be updated.
03:54 We're still okay, I suppose.
03:56 Because Singapore has very high standards when it comes to medical sciences and everything.
04:02 So we follow them.
04:05 We don't do our own study, but we of course monitor what the Singapore health officials say.
04:12 Luis, we are currently here at the famous tourist spot here in Singapore, Merlion Park.
04:20 And you can see behind me, in front of the COVID-19 alert here in Singapore,
04:26 you can see that the tourists are very game to take pictures here in Merlion.
04:31 According to the Philippine Embassy, they have not yet seen the opportunity to implement new precautionary measures,
04:38 especially for Filipino tourists who plan to go here to Singapore.
04:43 They are just being warned to be careful and to always wear their face mask.
04:49 And that's the latest from Singapore. Back to you, Luisa.
04:53 Thank you very much, Kenneth Pacen.