President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. believes that the Philippines and the United States should bolster their already strong, long-standing ties to bring peace and prosperity to both countries.

President Marcos caps his four-day official visit to the US with a post-visit report before he goes to London for the coronation of King Charles III. (RTVM screenshot)

Marcos said this as he concluded his four-day official visit to Washington, DC, on Friday morning, May 5 (Manila time).

In a post-visit report, the President described his visit as "very productive" in terms of realizing the two countries' shared goals.

"Our discussions were very productive," he said.

"We are of the same mind that our long-standing alliance and partnership must be adapted to address the challenges of our time in order to bring about lasting peace and sustainable prosperity to our countries and our peoples," he added.

According to the President, the Philippines and the United States will continue to be naturally drawn to each other but said that both countries should forge stronger ties.

"Beyond our treaty alliance, we are bound by shared values and our commitment to mutual prosperity," Marcos said.

"The Philippines and the United States will have to forge closer economic ties and ensure that our bilateral partnership works for our people. That will bring a truly important alliance, a truly valuable partnership, and a continuing friendship into the 21st Century," he added.

President Marcos said he was looking forward to having teams from the Philippines and the US follow through on the many areas of cooperation that they have identified.

"This will help advance our key priorities with respect to agriculture and food security, and to promote energy security as we transition to clean energy, and boost trade and build the resilience of our supply chains, enhancing connectivity and digitalization; also of climate change mitigation and adaptation," he said.

Marcos: I look forward to having our respective teams follow through on the many areas of cooperation that we have identified. This will help advance our key priorities with respect to agriculture and food security @manilabulletin

— Argyll Cyrus Geducos (@argyll_mb) May 4, 2023

In addition to existing bilateral policy dialog platforms and working groups, Marcos said both countries agreed to institutionalize a ministerial-level study group to advance cooperation on climate-smart agriculture, which he will lead himself as concurrent Agriculture secretary.

From May 1 to 4, President Marcos met with US President Joseph Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and other key Cabinet Secretaries, where they reaffirmed the long-standing alliance and partnership between the two countries.

He also engaged with several US companies for investment, collaboration, and expansion of current operations in the Philippines that will create jobs and address the nation's key challenges in agriculture, food security, clean energy, digital connectivity, and climate change.

President Marcos was also welcomed with loud cheers and excitement when he met the Filipino community on the East Coast. He thanked them for their immense contributions back in the Philippines.

From Washington, DC, the Chief Executive proceeded to London, United Kingdom, to attend the coronation of King Charles III. Next week, he will be in Indonesia for the 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.