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UK, Singapore, EU send envoys to personally congratulate Marcos for 2022 victory

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATED) </strong>- Three diplomats paid a courtesy visit on President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, the second batch of envoys to travel to his campaign headquarters to personally congratulate the Philippines&#x27; 17th chief executive</p><p>British Ambassador Laure Beaufils, Singaporean Ambassador Gerard Ho Wei Hong, and European Union Representative Luc Véron met Marcos Jr. before lunch.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WATCH: Singaporean Ambassador to the Philippines Gerard Ho visits PH President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.<br/><br/>Ho gives Marcos a book and a bottled drink, while the Filipino leader hands him an Inabel cloth from his home region Ilocos.<br/><br/>(📹: Bongbong Marcos IG) <a href="https://t.co/brjBq77L61">pic.twitter.com/brjBq77L61</a></p>— Kat Domingo (@_katrinadomingo) <a href="https://twitter.com/_katrinadomingo/status/1531103951676129280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Singaporean President Halimah Yacob earlier invited Marcos Jr. for a state visit, while Britain&#x27;s Prince Charles reportedly expressed fondness for the Filipino leader&#x27;s nickname.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/19/22/singaporean-leader-invites-marcos-for-a-state-visit">Singaporean leader invites Marcos for a state visit</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/19/22/prince-charles-on-bongbong-what-a-wonderful-name">&#x27;What a wonderful name,&#x27; Prince Charles says of Marcos Jr&#x27;s nickname</a></li></ul><p>&quot;We see a lot of growth potential in the Philippines and we hope to see more and more Singapore companies coming into the Philippine market,&quot; Singaporean Ambassador to the Philippines Gerard Ho told reporters.</p><p>&quot;We hope to see not only these things continuing as well as maybe making further programs to make the Philippines a more attractive investment opportunity,&quot; he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/30/22/sg-envoy-hopes-philippines-can-be-more-attractive-investment-destination">&#x27;A lot of growth potential&#x27;: Singaporean envoy hopes PH can be &#x27;a more attractive investment&#x27; destination</a></li></ul><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">EARLIER: British Ambassador to PH Laure Beaufils pays a courtesy call on President-elect <a href="https://twitter.com/bongbongmarcos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bongbongmarcos</a> , brings a letter from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson <a href="https://t.co/BeY0mTp5ZD">pic.twitter.com/BeY0mTp5ZD</a></p>— Kat Domingo (@_katrinadomingo) <a href="https://twitter.com/_katrinadomingo/status/1531131518693036032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The United Kingdom, on the other hand, reaffirmed its commitment to uphold international maritime law through its ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;ll continue to work with all partners in maintaining the international maritime law and UNCLOS and the 2016 arbitral award as we move forward in the years to come,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;ve been working in particular very closely with the Philippines in the past. We will continue to do so to support maritime law through training, but also through joint exercises,&quot; she said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/30/22/uk-to-work-with-ph-on-maritime-issue">UK reaffirms commitment to int&#x27;l maritime law, 2016 arbitral award</a></li></ul><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">French Ambassador to PH Michèle Boccoz pays courtesy visit on President-elect <a href="https://twitter.com/bongbongmarcos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bongbongmarcos</a><br/><br/>Boccoz’s visit comes after envoys fr Singapore’s &amp; United Kingdom’s meetings with the Philippines’ President-elect.<br/><br/>EU’s rep to PH also scheduled to meet Marcos today.<br/><br/>📹: BBM IG <a href="https://t.co/fFEXp7yr9y">pic.twitter.com/fFEXp7yr9y</a></p>— Kat Domingo (@_katrinadomingo) <a href="https://twitter.com/_katrinadomingo/status/1531155572078174208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>French Ambassador to the Philippines Michele Boccoz and European Union Representative Luc Veron also paid courtesy calls on Marcos Jr., but did not grant interviews.</p><p>Earlier this year, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs criticized the European Parliament for its alleged &quot;misguided attempt&quot; to &quot;interfere&quot; in the Philippine electoral process over its resolution raising human rights violations in the country.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/20/22/dfa-blasts-eu-parliament-call-on-ph-rights-abuses">DFA blasts European Parliament resolution on alleged human rights abuses in PH</a></li></ul><p>Earlier this month, envoys from the United States, South Korea, Japan and India visited Marcos&#x27; headquarters in Mandaluyong to personally congratulate the incoming Philippine President.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/23/22/us-japan-south-korea-india-envoys-meet-with-marcos">US, Japan, South Korea, India envoys pay courtesy visit to Marcos</a></li></ul>

Three diplomats paid a courtesy visit on President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, the second batch of envoys to travel to his campaign headquarters to personally congratulate the Phiippines' 17th chief executive

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UK, Singapore, EU send envoys to personally congratulate Marcos for 2022 victory

Katrina Domingo,

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Published May 30, 2022 09:57 AM PHT

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Updated May 30, 2022 10:11 PM PHT

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