Marcos to meet Trump to discuss US’ new policies that affect PH

Manila Bulletin

Describing the confusion brought by the policies of United States President Donald Trump as “growing pains” of a new administration, President Marcos on Thursday, Jan. 30, expressed hope that he could thresh out the details of these orders when he meets with the newly installed Chief Executive.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/1/30/marcos-to-meet-trump-to-discuss-us-new-policies-that-affect-ph  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manilabulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Do you have plans to meet with President Trump amidst the possibility that the U.S. will freeze aid?

00:13The U.S. has freed frozen aid, but I will meet with President Trump because I should because

00:23there's much that we need to discuss between the U.S. and the Philippines in terms of

00:30the trade, in terms of defense and security, and now the new policy on immigration.

00:44So this is something that we have to work through and hopefully resolve because the Filipinos in the

00:51United States especially have really formed a very important part already of their workforce.

00:56So we'll see how we can influence the policy-making in terms of immigration.

01:05Sir, how concerning is that freeze of aid?

01:10It's not clear yet. It's hard to comment because on the freezing of the aid, there's a court that

01:22blocked it. So it's very unclear what it is. Even the agencies in the U.S. government,

01:30they didn't understand what it means. What will happen? How will the aid fund be reduced?

01:37So, well, this is what happens. These are the growing pains of a new administration. But I'm

01:45sure that with time, these policies will crystallize and it will become clearer,

01:52by which time I will have a chance to visit with President Trump

01:56and we can discuss it with a better understanding of what the policies are.

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