Hanoi, June 1 -- Addressing the event, President Marcos said the forum is an affirmation of the two countries' shared conviction that nations prosper when they work together, when they build trust, and when they create opportunities that allow their people to realize their full potential.

At a time when the global economy is being reshaped by rapid technological change, evolving supply chains, and emerging challenges, cooperation among like-minded partners has become increasingly essential, Marcos noted.

He said the ties between the countries were formally established during the Presidency of his father, President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. It was likewise through his mother, then First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos, that the foundations fo...