PH-US agreements ‘beyond politics,’ Marcos says amid Biden-Trump poll showdown

The agreements made by the Philippines and the United States will be honored regardless who will win the US presidential elections as these go beyond politics.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. shared this assessment when asked if he is concerned that an administration under Donald Trump will not offer a similar “ironclad” commitment to the Philippines that President Joe Biden had promised.

“If there is a change in government, then there would be changes in policy. We do not know what those are. But, I believe what we have agreed with the United States are beyond politics. I think that since they almost rise to treaty agreements, those treaty agreements must be honored. That, I think, puts us on ground,” Marcos said at the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines’ 50th Anniversary Presidential Forum.

“I will not deny that we look, certainly, we examine who’s going to be in charge. In case former President Trump is reelected, what will be the changes that will affect us? It’s hard to say, it’s all speculation for now,” he added.

Should President Biden be re-elected, Marcos said the Philippine government would have a “fairly solid ground to base our positions on because we have already spoken with him.”