Pres. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. receives credentials of envoys from Vietnam, Timor-Leste

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00:00 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. received the credentials of the envoys to the Philippines

00:05 of Vietnam and Timor-Leste.

00:08 The chief executive welcomed Lai Thai Bin, resident ambassador-designate of the Socialist

00:14 Republic of Vietnam, in a ceremony at the palace reception hall.

00:18 Likewise, the president also welcomed resident ambassador-designate of the Democratic Republic

00:24 of Timor-Leste, Marciano Octavio Garcia da Silva.

00:28 The Philippines and Timor-Leste celebrated 21 years of diplomatic relations in May 2023,

00:34 and the country has been one of the nations that backed Timor-Leste's bid to become

00:39 a member of ASEAN.