2022 APEC Summit Departure Speech

“We will be engaging with the leaders and economies of the Asia Pacific region to agree on how we can achieve food and energy [security], safe and seamless cross-border passage for our seamen and our other Filipino workers, economic inclusion of our MSME’s (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), women, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES and other segments whose economic potential remain to be unlocked…”
Pres. Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.,
2022 APEC Summit departure speech, 16 November 2022