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Marcos Jr. describes Arroyo as his 'secret weapon' during APEC 2022 in Thailand

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Screengrab from RTVM" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/11/19/marcos-arroyo-11192022.jpg"/><figcaption>Screengrab from RTVM</figcaption></figure></div><p>President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Saturday afternoon described former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as his &quot;secret weapon&quot; during the 29th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation in Thailand. </p><p>Speaking before the Filipino community in Thailand, Marcos Jr. said Macapagal-Arroyo is an asset to his delegation, as the former Philippine chief executive is a friend of some of the world leaders who attended the meeting. </p><p>&quot;Sinasabi kong secret weapon dahil ako ang baguhan dito, ako yung... bagong naging leader kaya pag papasok kami sa meeting noong nakita si GMA, &#x27;ito, my old friend, good friend.&#x27; Madali na agad yung usapan,&quot; said Marcos. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/11/18/22/apec-summit-starts-with-focus-on-food-energy-north-korea">APEC summit starts with focus on food and energy inflation, North Korea</a></li></ul><p>House Speaker Martin Romualdez earlier said Arroyo was &quot;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/17/22/arroyo-an-asset-to-ph-in-apec-summit-romualdez">definitely an asset</a>&quot; to Marcos&#x27; delegation in the global event. </p><p>It was Marcos who invited Macapagal-Arroyo, he said, saying her experience and insights are valuable to the current Philippine leader. The former president has been credited to improving the country&#x27;s ties with China, and co-founded the Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) in the 1970s. </p><p>China’s Foreign Ministry had described this as a group that “endeavors to inject additional dynamism into building a more comprehensive China-Philippines partnership in the new era.”</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/18/22/xi-wants-to-write-new-chapter-in-ph-china-relations">Xi wants ‘to write new chapter’ in PH-China relations</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2346991" width="100%"></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/news/11/16/22/marcos-jr-leaves-ph-for-29th-apec-meeting">Marcos Jr. departs for 29th APEC leaders&#x27; meeting in Thailand</a></li></ul><p>Marcos arrived in Bangkok for the meeting on Wednesday evening, <br/>and since then tackled climate change, sustainable development, and the need to invest in health infrastructure. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/17/22/marcos-urges-apec-to-continue-investing-in-health">Marcos urges APEC to continue investing in health amid COVID-19 pandemic</a></li></ul><p>The President also urged APEC leaders and the business sector that peace must be upheld in the Asia-Pacific region to resolve the supply chain issues that led to rising prices of commodities across the world.</p><p>Marcos will return to the country later in the day.</p>

House Speaker Martin Romualdez earlier said Arroyo was 'definitely an asset' to Marcos' delegation in the global event. 

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Marcos Jr. describes Arroyo as his 'secret weapon' during APEC 2022 in Thailand

Job Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published Nov 19, 2022 05:50 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 21, 2023 03:02 AM PHT

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