Marcos to Australia: Good to have friends like you

Manila Bulletin

Having a friend like Australia is "very gratifying" and encourages the Philippines to continue protecting its territory.   President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made the statement during his bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Malacañang. (Video Courtesy of RTVM)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/8/marcos-to-australia-it-s-very-gratifying-to-have-friends-like-you  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00 May I just add a word of thanks to you, Mr. Prime Minister, for the strong support that

00:11 you have made for the Philippines, especially during the past ASEAN conference where you

00:20 have made very clear that the claims that are being made upon our Philippine maritime

00:31 territory are not valid and have not been recognized and are not in conjunction or consistent

00:37 with international law.

00:40 And to have friends like you and partners like you, especially on that subject, is very

00:47 gratifying and encourages us to continue down that path.

00:53 So we thank you for that.

00:54 And once again, welcome to the Philippines.

00:58 Well, thank you very much, Mr. President, for the very warm welcome that myself and

01:07 my delegation have received.

01:10 It is great to be back in Manila.

01:13 And to be here as Prime Minister on my first Prime Ministerial visit to Manila.

01:21 We have a collective responsibility for security, including support for the UN Convention on

01:32 the Law of the Sea, UNCLOS, that's very important.

01:35 And Australia does support, as I said at the East Asia Summit, the 2016 South China Sea

01:43 Arbitral Award.

01:46 That is final and it's binding.

01:49 And it's important that that be upheld going forward.

01:53 Thank you.

01:54 Thank you.

01:54 (Applause.)

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