Marcos meets US President Trump at the White House

Manila Bulletin

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. met with U.S. President Donald J. Trump at the White House on July 22, 2025, aiming to reinforce the Philippines' decades-long alliance with the United States and pursue deeper cooperation in security and trade.

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00:00Well, thank you very much, everybody.

00:01It's a great honor to have President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., of the Philippines.

00:06A great family, great family legacy, and highly respected in this country.

00:12I know that because I have many friends in the Philippines, and there's great respect.

00:16Or I couldn't say it, so congratulations.

00:19We're going to be talking about trade.

00:20We're going to be talking about war and peace.

00:24They're a very important nation militarily, and we've had some great drills lately.

00:30So I just want to say it's an honor to have you.

00:33We're going to talk about trade today, and we're very close to finishing a trade deal.

00:38Big trade deal, actually.

00:40And we do a lot of business with you.

00:42It's a lot of income coming in for both groups, but I was surprised to see the kind of numbers.

00:48They're very big, and they're going to get bigger under what we're doing and what we're proposing.

00:54Thank you very much, Mr. President.

00:55And, of course, we're all very happy to be here to once again reaffirm the very strong ties between the Philippines and the United States,

01:05ties that go back over 100 years.

01:09And considering the context in which we live these days, especially in my part of the world,

01:14this has evolved into as important a relationship as is possible to have.

01:21Our strongest, closest, most reliable ally has always been the United States.

01:28And that is something that we value, that we are grateful for,

01:32and that we will continue to foster as we go on.

01:44Thank you very much.

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