Marcos’ foreign trips yield US$14.2bil in investments


President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. leads first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos down the stairs of the presidential plane on arrival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 25. It was the fifth of his state visits since he took office on June 30 last year. - Photo: Malacanang

MANILA: Around US$14.2 billion worth of investment commitments from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s foreign trips in the past 16 months have begun turning up as of December 2023, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported Sunday (Nov 17).

DTI said the investments came from 46 projects that are already operating or have registered with investment promotion agencies.

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