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Marcos back in PH, bringing 5 business deals

Published Sep 9, 2025 04:00 pm
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. arrives from his three-day state visit in Cambodia on Sept. 9, 2025. (Photo courtesy of PCO)
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. arrives from his three-day state visit in Cambodia on Sept. 9, 2025. (Photo courtesy of PCO)
President Marcos returned from his state visit in Cambodia, bringing five new business deals with Cambodian businesses.
Marcos arrived in the country on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 9, after his three-day state visit in Phnom Penh. The plane carrying the President and his delegation landed at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City at 2:49 p.m.
In his arrival statement, Marcos bared that they were able to secure five business agreements with top businesses in Cambodia.
The agreements, he said, were in the sectors of mutual interest, such as aviation, logistics, women-led micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), exploration of market opportunities for Philippine exports of products and services, and institutional partnerships for both countries' business associations.
"We had a productive engagement with the top businesses in Cambodia, together with our official business delegation, where our discussions focused on our complementary strengths and how both sides can offer each other unique opportunities for growth and for market diversification," Marcos said.
The President also cited the three agreements—police cooperation, higher education, and air connectivity— the two countries signed on Monday.
They were able to update the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Cambodian National Police of the Kingdom of Cambodia on cooperation in combating transnational crime and their Air Services Agreement.
Marcos said updating the Air Services Agreement would "deepen the vibrancy of exchanges between Filipinos and Cambodians."
Updating the MOU in combating transnational crime, he added, would "improve our cooperation in addressing transnational crimes and to make the bilateral agreement "more responsive to the evolving security issues facing our region."
"And while we opened doors for tourism and cultural exchanges and reaped the benefits of regional integration, we also recognized the emerging security threats in our region. In this regard, we affirmed our determination to fight criminal elements that misuse technology and exploit our peoples," he said.
Both sides also signed the MOU between the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport of the Kingdom of Cambodia on cooperation in higher education.
According to Marcos, this allows the Philippines "to continue its noble work in providing empowerment to people in the region, opening the door to their social mobility and professional improvement."
"This has been the Philippines' track record for many decades now, and we will continue to help the region in this way," he said.
During his visit, the President said he was able to express his appreciation for Cambodia's support for the Philippines' bid for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council and for the Philippines' ASEAN Chairship in 2026.
"I am confident that through regular dialogues, the Philippines-Cambodia partnership will be guided by our common aspiration for progress, peace, and stability for our peoples and for the ASEAN region," he said.

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