LUMIPAD na si Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. patungong Davos, Switzerland, araw ng Linggo para manghikayat at makasungkit ng mas maraming investments sa World Economic Forum (WEF).
Layon ng Pangulo na itulak ang kahandaan ng bansa sa mga gampanin sa regional at global expansion plans habang ang bansa ay bumabawi mula sa epekto ng pandemya.
“The World Economic Forum is hosting a Country Strategy Dialogue for us where we are given the opportunity to promote the Philippines as leader and driver of growth and a gateway to the Asia-Pacific region
– one that is open for business – ever ready to complement regional and global expansion plans of both foreign and Philippine-based enterprises anchored on the competent and well-educated Filipino workers, the managers, and professionals,” ayon sa Pangulo sa kanyang departure statement sa Villamor Air Base.
Maghahanap din aniya siya ng magiging katuwang na susuporta sa “ambitious plan” ng administrasyon para magtayo ng mas maraming imprastraktura at tiyakin ang “food at energy security” sa panahon ng WEF sa Davos.
“I will draw attention to our efforts at building resilient infrastructure that bolsters our effort to reinforce robust and resilient supply chains, ensures food security, including critical interlinkages with the health and nutrition, while furthering climate-friendly, clean and green energy to power the Philippine economy,” wika pa ng Punong Ehekutibo.
“Moreover, I will share our experience as a model for managing – with our global partners – the disruptive and transformative impact of COVID” dagdag na pahayag nito.
Sa kabilang dako, sinabi ng Pangulo na intensyon niya na ibahagi ang pagsisikap ng administrasyon na sagipin ang buhay at pangkabuhayan dahil sa pandemya.
Kumpiyansa si Pangulong Marcos sa kanyang inaugural participation sa WEF sa Davos, binanggit ng Pangulo ang pangangailangan na “collectively bolster and reinforce the post-pandemic economic recovery efforts by addressing today’s major challenges such as rising food prices as a result of conflict in other parts of the world and the continuing existential threat posed by climate change.”
Looking forward naman ang Pangulo na makapulong ang iba’t ibang gobyerno at business leaders sa WEF at palakasin ang partnerships sa mga ito.
Gagamitin din aniya niya ang oportunidad na upang magkaroon ng pagpapalitan ng pananaw sa mga usapin, sa ibang government leaders, policymakers, business executives at entrepreneurs, at maging sa civil society advocates at academic experts.
Inimbitahan si Pangulong Marcos ni Prof. Klaus Schwab, founder at Chair Emeritus ng WEF sa sidelines ng Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting sa Phnom Penh at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings sa Bangkok, noong Nobyembre ng nakaraang taon.
Ang annual meeting ngayong taon ng WEF ay first in-person gathering forum simula 2020 at bago pa pinatigil ng COVID-19 pandemic ang buong mundo.
“Cooperation in a Fragmented World” ang tema ng WEF ngayong taon. (Daris Jose)