There is much room for the Philippines and Australia to work together, especially on emerging technologies, President Marcos said.

Marcos pitched a possible partnership between the two countries on autonomous weapon systems and new frontiers such as outer space and cyberspace.

"In the context of emerging technologies such as autonomous weapon systems, and of new frontiers such as outer space and cyberspace, there is much room for our two countries to work together," Marcos said in his speech before the Australian Parliament on Thursday, Feb. 29.

The President made mention of this as he acknowledged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's personal commitment to the Philippines' vision of a world free of nuclear weapons, which he said, is a commitment that is shared by all peoples of Southeast Asia with those of Australia and the Pacific Island States.

"Through the treaties of Bangkok and Rarotonga, our two regions serve as pockets of freedom from these destructive weapons. Within the ambit of the ASEAN Regional Forum and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, our two countries are champions of nuclear disarmament and advocates for nuclear risk reduction," he said.

On the same day, the Philippines and Australia signed agreements covering issues of maritime domain, cyber and critical technology, and effective implementation of the respective competition laws and policies of the two countries.

The three agreements signed during Marcos’ visit to Canberra added to the existing agreements signed last year during the visit of Albanese to the Philippines in September.

During Albanese’s visit to the Philippines, three agreements were signed such as the “Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership”; Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on a Work and Holiday Arrangement; and the MOU on furthering Cooperation on the National Soil Health Strategy.

Marcos flew to Australia on Wednesday for a two-day visit.