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00:00 Supporters also joined President Bongbong Marcos in America for the Apex Summit.
00:07 He also gave the importance of his visit to the meeting with one of the biggest delegations there.
00:13 And he was also there live.
00:15 Maris Ubali.
00:17 Maris.
00:19 Ivan, it's almost 3 o'clock in the early morning here in San Francisco, California.
00:25 And in a few hours, the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC Leaders Summit will open.
00:34 President Bongbong Marcos will be there, but before that, he will show his Filipino community here.
00:40 After landing at San Francisco International Airport,
00:47 President Bongbong Marcos immediately went to the South San Francisco Conference Center
00:53 where Filipinos from different parts of America gathered.
00:57 Among the nice things they brought to the President were Asian hate crimes and the issue of livelihood.
01:02 Some of them are jobless maybe. And also, for their housing rate right now, it's too expensive.
01:08 So it's really hard.
01:10 The President recognized the hard work of Filipinos abroad,
01:13 which is the reason for the Philippines' economic growth, especially if there is a crisis.
01:17 Filipinos are counting on the efforts of our OFWs.
01:23 In 2022, the health workers in the Philippines injected 4.89 billion dollars
01:35 to the Philippine economy in cash remittances,
01:37 making the United States the Philippines' biggest single source of remittances.
01:46 He also thanked the President for his "halal" (goodwill) to him.
01:50 I will give you all that we can do to help the Philippines.
01:58 Join us.
02:00 Filipino rallyists brought outside the conference center
02:05 the Filipino migrants who were denied a proper and adequate service by the consulates.
02:11 They are also condemning the Apex Summit
02:14 because of the unfavorable conduct of some workers in Asia Pacific.
02:18 The President said it's important not only for the business and investment in the Philippines,
02:22 but also for him to attend the summit.
02:24 The Philippines is one of the biggest delegations in the gathering.
02:28 There's a war in Ukraine. There's a war in Israel.
02:31 We have problems in the South China Sea.
02:36 It's important that we can talk to all our allies.
02:42 All our allies and countries who are helping us.
02:47 The trip will also help in the digitalization of government transactions,
02:51 where it will benefit some tech business leaders,
02:54 like Elon Musk and tech tech officials.
02:57 We will digitalize our government so that the speed of work,
03:03 payment of taxes, salary, all of this will be faster.
03:10 President Bongbong Marcos will speak later at the Apex CEO Summit.
03:18 He will also lead the economic briefing for investors
03:23 on the current economic situation of our country
03:26 so that they can also be encouraged to join our country.
03:28 That's the latest from San Francisco, California.
03:32 For GMA Integrated News, Maris Umali, KTOTALK, 24 hours.
03:36 Thank you very much, Maris Umali.
03:39 [music]

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