Marcos eyes strategic partnership with South Korea after election of new president
President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. is eyeing strengthening strategic partnership with South Korea following the election of its new leader.
In a brief social media post, Marcos congratulated South Korea's new liberal president, Lee Jae-myung.
''On behalf of the Filipino people, I congratulate Lee Jae-Myung on his election as President of the Republic of Korea, ''Marcos said.
''The Philippines values its deep and enduring ties with the ROK and I look forward to working with him to further strengthen the Strategic Partnership between our two countries, '' he added.
Lee had won 49.42% of the nearly 35 million votes cast while conservative rival Kim Moon-soo had taken 41.15% in the polls that brought the highest turnout for a presidential election since 1997, according to National Election Commission data.
Lee vowed to raise the country from the turmoil of a martial law crisis and revive an economy reeling from slowing growth and the threat of global protectionism. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
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