According to Marcos to witness signing of agreements on priority sectors in APEC meet | Inquirer News, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected to witness the signing of several agreements, including ones pertaining to nuclear energy, cancer research, and other topics.According to Marcos to witness signing of agreements on priority sectors in APEC meet | Inquirer News, during his pre-departure speech at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City, Marcos said that he would be meeting with regional business leaders.A number of government-to-government, public-private, and business agreements that have been negotiated over the past few months are expected to be signed on the fringes of the APEC Summit, according to Marcos. These agreements cover priority sectors like nuclear energy, artificial intelligence for weather forecasting, health sciences, particularly cancer research, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and satellite connectivity.According to Marcos to witness signing of agreements on priority sectors in APEC meet | Inquirer News, along with his official working visit in May of last year, where they emphasized the need of establishing closer economic ties and making sure that the Philippines' bilateral friendship and relationship work for both Filippino peoples, this trip represents Marcos' third visit to the United States as part of the Philippines' ongoing efforts to further reinforce our already strong bond.According to the President, he will speak with American business executives to advance trade in the Philippines, just like he has done on previous trips to the US.Marcos is scheduled to speak with the Filipino populations in Honolulu, Los Angeles, and San Francisco when he is in the US, according to Marcos to witness signing of agreements on priority sectors in APEC meet | Inquirer News
According to PH, US sign '123 agreement' on nuclear energy | Global News (inquirer.net), on November 17, Philippine time, the Philippines and the United States signed the historic "123 agreement" on nuclear energy cooperation.The legal foundation for permitting American businesses to export nuclear fuel, reactors, equipment, and other specialized nuclear materials to the Philippines is provided by the 123 agreement, sometimes known as the "peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement."According to PH, US sign '123 agreement' on nuclear energy | Global News (inquirer.net), with Russia, China, Canada, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, among others, the US has 23 civil nuclear agreements.The agreement was signed here, on the fringes of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, in the presence of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
According to Bongbong Marcos puts in place 6-year plan for population control | Inquirer News, Malacañang said on November 17 that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued an order for the creation of a long-term plan for the nation's population.The Palace authorized the Population and Development Plan of Action (PPD-POA) in accordance with the six-year Philippine Development Plan (PDP) of the Marcos government in Memorandum Circular (MC) Number 40. As per Palace, the Memorandum Circular is now in effect.The Memorandum Circular stated that all concerned government agencies and instrumentalities of the National Government, including corporations that are owned or controlled by the government, are hereby directed to undertake efforts in support of the implementation of the Population and Development Plan of Action 2023–2028 and the plans and programs specified therein, in accordance with their respective mandates. Additionally, according to Bongbong Marcos puts in place 6-year plan for population control | Inquirer News, all local government units are encouraged to undertake these efforts.According to Bongbong Marcos puts in place 6-year plan for population control | Inquirer News, Palace claims that the Commission on Population and Development, formerly known as the Commission on Population, was the one who established PDP–POA. The principal agency for the plan will be the commission.