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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with business companies Monday, March 9 on the sidelines of his three-day working visit in New York.Marcos Jr. met with the US Medical Glove Company (USMGC) to discuss its planned investment in the Philippines, noting that it could create 2,000 jobs for Filipinos.“It will also allow us to produce essential medical supplies locally and open new opportunities in the growing global medical manufacturing industry,” he said as quoted by the Presidential Communications Office in a press release.The Chief Executive also attended a dinner reception hosted by the LT Group, Inc. (LTG) where he touted the Philippine’s investment climate.“We have been working hard to improve our investment climate, cut red tape, make it easier to do business, and build something lasting in our country. We are also at a moment of real opportunity,” Marcos Jr. said.He added that the Philippines is an “option” for business locations.“We have a government that is actively investing in industrial zones and manufacturing corridors, and that is serious about making the Philippines a reliable node in global supply chains,” the Chief Executive reportedly said.“Whether in electronics, aerospace components, medical device manufacturing, food processing, or high-value manufacturing—the opportunity is real, and it is now,” he added.The administration is also “actively working” in deepening the Philippine capital market’s maturity to make it a financial center worth building in, according to PCO.“We are not waiting to be discovered. We are making the case, actively and deliberately, that the Philippines is where you want to be,” the President said.“So tonight, I encourage you—talk to each other; find the opportunities; and when you do, know that you have a partner in the Philippines who is serious about making it happen,” Marcos Jr. noted.The U.S.-Philippines Society, U.S.-ASEAN Business Council, Philippine-American Chamber of Commerce also attended the dinner reception.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with business companies Monday, March 9 on the sidelines of his three-day working visit in New York.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with business companies Monday, March 9 on the sidelines of his three-day working visit in New York.

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Marcos meets with US companies, says PH open for investors

Harlene Delgado,

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Published Mar 10, 2026 11:27 PM PHT

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Updated Mar 11, 2026 08:57 AM PHT

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