00:00The Philippines and the UAE strongly agreed on the visit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
00:07The two countries also agreed to strengthen cooperation and assistance in various fields.
00:14Ken and Paschenda from PTV with the country's latest news.
00:19Small but productive.
00:21That's how President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. described his one-day working visit
00:27to the United Arab Emirates.
00:28In his visit, the country's executive board laid out the readiness
00:33to deepen the relationship between the Philippines and the UAE.
00:37The signed agreements proved that the two countries will benefit from each other.
00:43I look forward to the implementation of several bilateral agreements
00:46in culture, energy transition, legal cooperation, artificial intelligence,
00:52a digital economy, the improvement of government activities,
00:56visa waiver for holders of diplomatic, special, and official passports,
01:00and investment cooperation.
01:02In his visit to UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Alnayan,
01:07the executive board recognized the efforts of the UAE government
01:11to take care of the 700,000 Filipinos there.
01:14The UAE President also praised the great contribution of the Filipino community
01:19in the establishment of the Gulf State.
01:20I thank Sheikh Alnayan for understanding that my visit had to be cut short
01:25given the need to attend to relief and reconstruction activities
01:29in communities devastated by successive typhoons.
01:32I also conveyed appreciation for the UAE's government's constant humanitarian support
01:38for victims of these natural calamities.
01:41The President also invited the UAE President who visited the country
01:44to continue the talks and discussions on the additional areas of cooperation.
01:50The Chief Executive of the UAE Vice President and Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
01:58also discussed the strengthening of the partnership between the Philippines and the UAE,
02:03especially in the sector of tourism and investment.
02:07The first step was the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cultural Cooperation
02:13between the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts of the Philippines
02:17and the Ministry of Culture of the UAE.
02:19Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
02:25who is also the Chairperson of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority,
02:28also helped in the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cultural Cooperation between the Philippines and the UAE.
02:34The President and First Lady Luis Araneta Marcos arrived in the country at 10 a.m.
02:40From PTV Manila, Kenneth Paciente, Balitang Pambansa.
Comments