We build bridges, not walls—Marcos

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The Philippines' foreign policy has been anchored on building bridges, not walls, President Marcos told the diplomatic corps on Independence Day. (Video courtesy of RTVM)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/12/we-build-bridges-not-wallsmarcos  Join this channel to get access to perks:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5664f6TkaeHgwBly50DWZQ/join   Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin   Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin  Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin   #ManilaBulletinOnline  #ManilaBulletin  #LatestNews

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00:00When I first took office three years ago, my marching orders to our Department of Foreign

00:05Affairs and our Foreign Services were clear.

00:09Reintroduce the Philippines to the world, inform the global community that the Philippines

00:15is open for business, and that we seek mutually beneficial cooperation with countries around

00:21the world who share our values and our aspirations.

00:25In a manner of speaking, these marching orders are similar to the gargantuan task our revolutionary

00:32government had to accomplish when the Philippines declared independence on this day in 1898,

00:40when our envoys had to secure international recognition of our nascent republic.

00:45One hundred and twenty-seven years later, our diplomats are tasked to secure international

00:50support for the Philippines' national development agenda, and the global recognition of our

00:56role as a reliable partner, a trusted peacemaker, and an innovative pathfinder.

01:03I am pleased that we have made such great strides in this endeavor.

01:08Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, with the indomitable spirit and resilience of the Filipino

01:14people.

01:15We have kept the torch of hard-won freedom lit and ablaze to this very day.

01:21And we have unremittingly defended our sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of all

01:27adversity.

01:29Our country has since gone a long way from a fledgling republic to an active and responsible

01:35member of the community of nations.

01:37Our growth as a country has allowed us to play significant roles in the global discourse on

01:42climate change, human rights, migration, regional stability, and freedom in the seas, and amongst

01:48other issues.

01:50More than that, we have also expanded our diplomacy to include serving as consensus builders between

01:57and amongst nations on issues of international significance.

02:02We have positioned ourselves on the world stage so we can participate in international dialogue.

02:07We can safeguard our national interests and contribute to the common good.

02:13Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, since taking the mantle of the presidency three years ago,

02:20I have made several pronouncements about charting an independent foreign policy as a constitutional

02:26mandate.

02:27Our independent foreign policy is informed by our development goals and reflects our national

02:32priorities.

02:34Of course, it is a proactive policy that is true to ourselves, responsive to the needs

02:39and aspirations of our people.

02:42Our engagements with the world are geared towards building peace and cooperation and to foster

02:48enduring partnerships.

02:50We build bridges, not walls.

02:52We forge alliances that are based on mutual respect, reciprocity, and shared goals.

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03:00partnerships, renew the Lord.

03:01And it includes the practitioners of democracy in the past and thought to establish the

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