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Marcos Jr. on son Sandro: ‘Malay natin, baka mag-state visit din siya’

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Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos joined Cabinet officials during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s state visit to Indonesia. Photo from Sandro Marcos" official="" Facebook="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/09/11/20220911-sandro1.jpg"/><figcaption>Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos joined Cabinet officials during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s state visit to Indonesia.<em> Photo from Sandro Marcos&#x27; official Facebook page.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA (UPDATE) - &quot;Alam na niya &#x27;yung gagawin niya.&quot;</p><p>President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said this, referring to his son, Ilocos Norte Representative Ferdinand Alexander &quot;Sandro&quot; Marcos, regarding protocols during a state visit.</p><p>In his vlog posted Sunday that tackled his recent state visits to Indonesia and Singapore, Marcos shared the possibility of his eldest son doing the same in the future.</p><p>“Sa palagay ko, si Sandro ngayon ay nanonood din. Eh malay natin, baka mag-state visit din siya, alam na niya ang gagawin niya,” Marcos said.</p><p>(I think Sandro is also watching now. Who knows, he might do his own state visit, so he should already know what to do.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KkAjv1KvjSI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/06/29/22/sandro-marcos-follows-in-his-dads-political-footsteps">Sandro Marcos follows in his dad’s political footsteps</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/13/17/sandro-marcos-earns-masters-degree-from-london-school-of-economics">Sandro Marcos earns master&#x27;s degree from London School of Economics</a></li></ul><p>The younger Marcos, 28, along with First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and the official government delegation, accompanied the president during the latter&#x27;s Sept. 4-6 trip to Indonesia, and Sept. 6-7 visit in Singapore.</p><p>Sandro was seen joining his father, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno, and Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo, among others, during their meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Sept. 5.</p><p>He was also present at the breakfast hosted by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sept. 7.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/FerdinandAlexanderMarcos/posts/pfbid02ziX9RxoNJq98awzJUPMCMioBQqjqcvaUoqMAS5BsFWZZioqR8wEqiGBSdYFzuJjal" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Marcos said he himself learned a lot from the time he joined his father, the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., during the latter&#x27;s state visits. The elder Marcos was Philippine president from December 1965 until February 1986.</p><p>“Alaalang alaala ko ‘yung mga pagpunta sa state visit dahil kahit bata pa kami ay isinasama na kami. At nakikita ko, ganito pala ang patakbo ng state visit,” he said.</p><p>(I can clearly remember going to state visits because even when we were still young, my father brought us with him. And I saw how state visits are done.)</p><p>“Kaya pagpunta ko naman sa aking sariling state visit, eh parang alam ko na kung anong gagawin, alam ko na kung anong sistema,” he continued.</p><p>(So when it was my time to go on a state visit, I already know what to do, I already know the system.)</p><p>A state visit is one and the highest of three kinds of official trips abroad a president can do, historian Manuel &quot;Manolo&quot; Quezon III previously explained.</p><p>&quot;For a state state visit, it&#x27;s the country that&#x27;s inviting the president who pays for everything, from your transportation, to your accommodation, and all the things that come with a state visit, from the red carpet, to the military review, to the state dinner. It&#x27;s very formal but it&#x27;s also meant to be the highest compliment and the highest symbol of friendship between two countries,&quot; Quezon said in 2016.</p><p>The two others are official visit and working visit.</p><p>As he had stated during and after his trips to Indonesia and Singapore, Marcos said in his vlog that his first state visits resulted in pledges of investments from businessmen.</p><p>He also recalled his meeting with the Filipino community in the two Southeast Asian countries.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/08/22/marcos-touts-p804-b-in-investment-pledges-from-state-visits">Marcos touts P804 billion in investment pledges from state visits</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/06/22/marcos-leaves-indonesia-with-848-b-investment-pledges">Marcos leaves Indonesia with $8.48 billion worth of investment pledges: Palace</a></li></ul><p>“At dahil hindi tayo nakapagkampanya sa labas ng bansa bago noong halalan, eh sabik na sabik ang ating pagtatagpo at pagtitipon ng ating mga FilCom events,” Marcos said.</p><p>(And because we were not able to campaign overseas before the elections, we had a very warm encounter with the Filipino communities during the gathering.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/04/22/marcos-arrives-in-indonesia-for-first-state-visit">Marcos arrives in Indonesia for first state visit</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/06/22/marcos-jr-arrives-in-singapore-for-2-day-state-visit">Marcos Jr. arrives in Singapore for 2-day state visit</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/25/22/sandro-marcos-fathers-sona-sends-signal-to-investors">Sandro Marcos: Father&#x27;s SONA sends signal to investors on admin&#x27;s plans</a></li></ul><div><strong>- with a report from Anna Cerezo, ABS-CBN News</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5wK0iIVEmb8?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div class="iwantbar"> </div>

'Malay natin, baka mag-state visit din siya,' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said of his son, Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos, who joined him in his official trips to Indonesia and Singapore.

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Marcos Jr. on son Sandro: ‘Malay natin, baka mag-state visit din siya’

Rose Carmelle Lacuata,

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Published Sep 11, 2022 10:08 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 12, 2022 12:28 AM PHT

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