President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. says he’ll employ a tactic of his late father, former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., in order to address the current fuel price crisis.
This tactic involves using diplomacy to essentially get whatever advantage the Philippines can from other countries in terms of procuring petroleum products from them.
“Malaking problema itong nangyari na nagtataasan ang presyo ng lahat ng petroleum products. Wala naman tayong magawa, we just have to take whatever price we’re getting,” Marcos told reporters during a press briefing Monday afternoon, June 20.
“But hopefully…I remember in the last oil crisis, 1973 oil crisis, napakiusapan naman natin ang mga kaibigan natin sa oil-producing countries na medyo pagbigyan tayo in terms of the credit, in terms of the payment period and things like that. In fact, we will pursue that again, sa diplomacy side naman yun,” he said.
Incidentally, ever since the elections were finished and it was clear that he had won the presidential race, Marcos has kept himself busy by hosting courtesy calls with various foreign diplomats.
He said he has already begun to explore possible deals with these envoys. “Lahat nung kausap kong mga ambassador inumpisahan ko na.”
“Sinasabi, baka mayroon tayong pwede pag-usapan in terms of…all of them who have supply of gas, who have supply of oil, I already opened the discussion with them dahil we have to explore na lahat, we have to explore everyone,” he noted.
The envoys from South Africa and Nigeria are examples of diplomats that Marcos recently spoke to on the subject of petroleum product procurement or development.
- Duterte’s Absence Sparks Controversy at House Drug War Hearings
- Rep. Dan Fernandez and Rep. Benny Abante Accused of Pushing Ex-Police Chief to Validate Drug War Rewards
Breaking Latest News
- Ang inendorsong presidente ni PRRD…
- KORAP sa senado ang isang “parrot na maingay”
- Mayron pala talagang kababalaghan sa Comelec. – Imee Marcos
- Agaw-eksena sa Uniteam caravan sa Paranaque ang pamumulitika ni Father
- Caravan ng Uniteam BBM-Sara sa Caloocan City, dinumog ng mga tao