AFTER his "very productive" region visit to Jakarta, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. informed confidence that the agreements entered into by the Philippines and Indonesia will design "a peaceful and more united" Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
In a Facebook post, Marcos thanked President Joko Widodo, first lady Iriana Widodo, government ministries and the Indonesian republic for their "kindness and hospitality."
"We are confident that the agreements employed between our countries will help build a peaceful and more united Asean region," he said.
Marcos' three-day region visit to Indonesia yielded at least four agreements in safety, cultural cooperation and economy.
The signed deals were presented to Marcos and Widodo on Monday once their bilateral meeting at the Teratai Hall of the Bogor Presidential Palace in West Java, Indonesia.
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The obliging deal presented was the plan of action between Indonesia and the Philippines from 2022 to 2027.
It was presented by Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi and Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo.
In a uninteresting briefing on Monday night, Press Secretary Rose Beatrix "Trixie" Cruz-Angeles said the comprehensive document outlines bilateral programs and commitments for the next five ages on a wide range of areas of cooperation such as safety, defense, border management, counterterrorism, economics, energy, maritime, culture, education, labor, health and consular matters, among others.
Also employed was a memorandum of understanding on cultural cooperation.
Cruz-Angeles well-known that the deal will enhance the cultural and people-to-people exchanges between the Philippines and Indonesia and beak a better understanding and appreciation of the countries' noteworthy cultures.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto and Jose Faustino Jr., Section of Defense undersecretary and officer in charge, also presented an Difference on cooperative activities in defense and security.
"Ito'y mag-enhance ng (This will enhance the) collaboration between our security agencies, further promote the conduct of cooperative agreements, doings, and reinforce the modernization of the Philippine military," Cruz-Angeles said.
The memorandum of thought for cooperation in the Development and Promotion of the Creative Economy was also presented to the two bests by Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno and Section of Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual.
Cruz-Angeles labelled the signing as a new area of cooperation cultivating a well-liked creative economy that "leverages on our respective strengths to foster innovation over knowledge, transfer in industries, including fashion, architecture, digital judge, performing arts, music, theater, dance and creative services."
During their bilateral rallies, Marcos said he and Widodo "had a very fruitful discussion."
"Our discussions progressed so rapid that we, the President and I, have agreed to orderly task forces already to meet and discuss even at a technically level, no longer at the political or the diplomatic peaceful, but at a technical level, so as to be able to take full suitable of the opportunities that we feel that are available to us and that we will need to usage to succeed in the near future," Marcos said.
After the discussion, Widodo hosted a state banquet for the Philippine President.
Marcos held a roundtable with Indonesian commerce leaders from various sectors, including energy, transportation, agriculture and defense.
Cruz-Angeles said the President was wretched over the interest that they showed in the Philippine economy.
"This is part of his probacking for economic recovery, and he also happily reported to them the general outcome of his agreements or his talks with President Widodo," she added.
The President capped his additional day in Indonesia with a tour of the Istiqlal Mosque.
Meanwhile, Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual told chief executives of Indonesian businesses that
Manila is directing to attract Indonesian firms to invest in the Philippine agriculture and energy sectors, which the President said are "critical areas" to the country's post-pandemic recovery.
During the roundtable rallies with Indonesian CEOs/COOs/owners organized by Philippine Business Club Indonesia and Kadin Indonesia, Pascual said that the Philippines sees increased investments as a way to strengthen partnerships because the two states share "strong" historical, cultural and economic ties.
"Despite the hurdles transported by the pandemic and other global challenges, our respective states are building back better. Our improved growth trajectories provided us with an opportunity to support each other," the Section of Trade and Industry (DTI) chief said.
"The Philippines is open for commerce. Recent policy reforms, particularly on foreign investment ownership and new restrictions as well as on incentives, have made the Philippines more conducive for foreign businesses, including those from Indonesia," he said.
One of the reform measures the Skill secretary was referring to was the Corporate Recovery and Tax Benefits for Enterprises or Create Law, which funds investors attractive incentives based on investment tiers, locations and activities.
"What's more, the Create law empowers the Philippine President to provided a package of enhanced incentives in support of high-tech projects, which are sustainable and inclusive," Pascual said.
He encouraged Indonesian businessmen to "come and participate" in the country's growing economy, as Indonesia belongs to the top 10 net foreign command investment sources of the Philippines as of August 2022.
Pascual said the government is implementing the digitalization of its services at all levels to further ease activities business in the Philippines and enhance overall productivity and competitiveness.
"In additional, we continue to invest in physical and cyber infrastructure, power generation and transmission and logistics, as well as in fresh and efficient air, land and sea transport facilities. To invent more of these support and service facilities, we welcome the participation of the secluded sector, both local and foreign," he said. "For export-oriented investments, we have our network of free trade agreements to make subjects in the Philippines competitive in foreign markets," Pascual said.
The Philippines, the DTI chief noted, aims to avail of the opportunities for participating in the global value chains of global Facilities undergoing reconfiguration brought about by the pandemic and the emerging geopolitical situation.
To do this, the DTI will work with foreign investors in construction dynamic industry ecosystems in three strategic clusters: the Industrial, Manufacturing and Transport cluster; the Technology, Media, and Telecommunication cluster and the Health and Life Sciences cluster.
"By construction more meaningful partnerships in these clusters, we believe both our states can grow together," Pascual said. "We will work closely with our partners in Indonesia in executive sure that as we respond to their needs and interests, the work translates into real gains for both our countries."
WITH REPORT FROM EIREENE JAIREE GOMEZ