00:00The Philippines has increased its involvement in several countries for the sake of continued prosperity.
00:06This is one of the trilateral virtual meetings held by President R. Marcos Jr.,
00:11outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru.
00:17For more information on this, stay tuned to Centro na Balita with Craze Alpardilla Live.
00:23Angelique, after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s 25-minute trilateral leaders' meeting
00:33with the two top officials of the United States and Japan,
00:37the trilateral agreement was signed by three more powerful countries.
00:43At the trilateral leaders' phone call meeting this morning by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:53with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru,
00:59the three leaders promised to continue helping to strengthen and deepen the relationship in the economy,
01:07maritime, and technological cooperation.
01:11President R. Marcos is confident that the Philippines, America, and Japan will not be defeated.
01:19On April 11, 2024, the trilateral summit was also held in Washington
01:25by President R. Marcos, outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden, and former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan,
01:33where they strengthened the agreement to ensure peace,
01:38a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific region anchored in democracy, rule of law, and human rights.
01:46Following the trilateral joint vision statement of April,
01:50President Marcos said that bilateral and trilateral cooperation of the Philippines,
01:58U.S., and Japan, as well as the development of the economy, technology, climate change,
02:07and security of peace and security in the three countries.
02:12According to President Marcos' statement,
02:16they described their trilateral partnership as a historic success,
02:22especially in maritime and economic security,
02:25as well as technological cooperation and the establishment of high-quality infrastructure investment.
02:32At the same time, he praised the Philippines' contribution to China's aggressive actions in the South China Sea.
02:39Biden is positive that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will see the importance of this.
02:46Japan Prime Minister Ishiba also emphasized the importance of the deepening of trilateral cooperation of the Philippines, U.S., and Japan.
02:56As you may remember, last December, the three countries held a multilateral maritime cooperative activity
03:03that shows cooperation and, perhaps, freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific region in the middle of tension in the South China Sea.
03:15That is the latest news. Back to you, Angelique.
03:19Okay. Thank you very much, Clayzel Pardilla.
