00:00Meanwhile, the media outlets are following Donald Trump's winning projects in the US presidential elections,
00:07even though they have different ties to the electoral votes.
00:11Despite the expected effect of his return to the White House in the favor of the Philippines and America,
00:15especially in the West Philippine Sea,
00:17as well as his possible policies on the economy,
00:20let's find out from JP Soriano.
00:26In the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump,
00:29his primary platform is the closure of US borders and restricting illegal aliens.
00:36That's why in his victory speech earlier, he repeated it.
01:00It's time for Trump to officially take his place.
01:04Some analysts think that this is one of the first feelings.
01:09According to the GMA Integrated News Research,
01:12from the last number of the US Census Bureau,
01:15there were more than 4.6 million Filipinos in America last year.
01:20But based on the data of the Department of Homeland Security,
01:24Filipinos are the fifth largest unauthorized immigrant population.
01:29It reached 350,000 in 2022.
01:33That's why Filipinos will be affected by this closure.
01:37If Donald Trump wins, there will be a new wave of restrictions
01:45and new policies that will constrain immigration to the United States.
01:53Even for those who are already there.
01:55It will also have an effect on our fellow countrymen,
01:59especially those who want to migrate to the United States.
02:02So it will be more restrictive.
02:04One of the things we are looking at now is what will be the effect of the new Trump presidency
02:10on the relationship between the Philippines and America,
02:12especially in the midst of tensions between the Philippines and China
02:16due to the situation in the West Philippine Sea.
02:19Reported by US Ambassador Mary Kay Carlson.
02:22In my 39 years in the State Department,
02:25I have witnessed transitions from Republican to Democrat,
02:28to Republican and back and forth.
02:30And I am extremely confident that US-Philippine relations will remain steadfast,
02:36will remain steadfast friends and ironclad allies,
02:39as well as partners in prosperity,
02:41no matter who wins the election in the United States.
02:44That is also the opinion of other experts.
02:47It was actually during the Trump administration
02:49when the United States actually went to tie the mutual defense treaty
02:53with the South China Sea in a much more forceful fashion.
02:57A sort of commitment to China and the South China Sea,
03:00you will see a lot of continuity.
03:01When the term ironclad came up,
03:04when we were in doubt,
03:05because there were rumors coming from the former President Duterte
03:10that America will not win,
03:12when it came to the Trump administration,
03:14our alliance is ironclad.
03:16Trump's slogan, Make America Great Again,
03:19may also have implications for the upcoming policies for the economy of the United States.
03:25One thing we are watching in the election in the United States
03:28is their trade policy declarations.
03:32First of all, Trump gave a declaration
03:40that he will give high taxes to the imports of America to their country.
03:49This is in line with his promise
03:53to make America great again by bringing jobs back to America.
04:00Before Trump went to the Philippines in 2017,
04:04during the time of the former President Duterte,
04:06when did he give the goodwill of the Philippines and America?
04:11What is the implication of the new Trump administration in the country?
04:16We will find out in the next few days.
04:20For GMA Integrated News,
04:22JP Soriano,
04:24tuning in 24 hours.
04:36For GMA Integrated News,
04:38JP Soriano.
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