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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1730958813708465855656_1010717334436856_6661493309352822018_n.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Jim Watson, AFP " style="width:950px"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="white-space:pre-wrap"><em>Jim Watson, AFP </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><span id="isPasted" style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br/><br/></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA <strong>(UPDATED)</strong> — Senators on Thursday congratulated former US President Donald Trump for being elected to a second non-consecutive term in the White House.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Citing the country&#x27;s relationship with the American leader during his first term, Senate President Francis Escudero expressed optimism for continued good relations under a second Trump presidency.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;I cannot foretell what President-elect Trump may or may not do. However, our country’s relations with the US was fairly well under his presidency before, so I am hopeful that his assumption would bode well for our country,&quot; Escudero said in a text message to the media. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/11/6/harris-promises-peaceful-transfer-to-trump-in-defiant-speech-559">Harris promises peaceful transfer to Trump in defiant speech</a></span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Trump&#x27;s first term coincided with the term of then President Rodrigo Duterte, whose anti-drug crackdown was praised by the US leader. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said he believed Trump’s comeback would mean well for the rest of the world.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“The election of Donald Trump with a clear and commanding mandate should bring healing and stability to the United States which, in recent years, has been polarized by diverging opinions over politics and the economy,” Tolentino said. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Trump’s focus on revitalizing the American economy should extend to greater stability in global affairs, which should augur well for the Philippines. Ultimately, what I hope to see under ‘Trump 2.0’ is the opening of a stronger and more dynamic chapter in the enduring relations between the US and the Philippines,” he added. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zAvLbqrfeaQ?&amp;t=35s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></span><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/11/6/a-listers-fail-to-win-harris-votes-as-trump-lauds-famous-bros-655">A-listers fail to win Harris votes as Trump lauds famous &#x27;bros&#x27;</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sen. Robinhood Padilla congratulated Trump as well.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;It is my hope that the Philippines, our Motherland, will benefit from Mr. Trump&#x27;s leadership in the coming years. I also laud the peaceful process of selecting leaders in the United States. </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It is good to be a witness in this practice of real power: The power of the people, power of their vote, power to choose. The only time a common man is more powerful than the politician,&quot; Padilla said of the election of the billionaire former reality TV star.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/11/6/what-impact-will-trump-have-on-the-world-economy-737">What impact will Trump have on the world economy?</a></span></div>

<p>Senators on Thursday congratulated former US President Donald Trump for being elected to a second non-consecutive term in the White House.</p>

Senators on Thursday congratulated former US President Donald Trump for being elected to a second non-consecutive term in the White House.

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Senators hope Trump comeback bodes well for Philippines

RG Cruz,

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Published Nov 07, 2024 01:57 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 11, 2024 03:07 PM PHT

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