SINIGURO ng BBM-Sara UniTeam na ang kanilang diplomatic policy ay hindi para sa interes ng ibang bansa o alinmang superpower nation kundi para isulong lang ang kapakanan ng Pilipinas at ng mga mamamayan.
Sa panayam ng social media influencer na si Thinking Pinoy, agad itong sinagot ni presidential aspirant Ferdinand โBongbongโ Marcos, Jr., ng โpro-Philippinesโ nang tanungin siya kung magiging anti-or pro-US o China ba ang polisiya niya sakaling maluklok bilang pangulo ng bansa.
โPro-Philippines, I’ve always said that,โ ayon kay Marcos.
โWhen asked, are you pro-Philippines? Pro-China? Pro-US? Well it’s very simple in my mind. I donโt work for Washington DC, I don’t work for Beijing, I work for the Philippines, so what is in the national interest of the Philippines? โYun lang naman dapat ang ating isipin. โYun ang ipaglaban natin,โ sinabi pa ni Marcos.
Ani Marcos nauunawaan niya na mayroon tayong sigalot sa pagitan ng China dahil sa agawan sa West Philippine Sea pero siniguro nito na anuman ang magiging desisyon niya ay siguradong para sa kapakanan ng bawat Pilipino.
โYou cannot afford over mistakes or misjudgments or lack of understanding of policy when it comes to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) when it comes to foreign policy. We have to get it absolutely right,โ paliwanag ni Marcos.
โThe Philippines right now is trying to walk a very fine line between all the superpowers. I mean, we are talking to the United States, we have special relationship with the US, which will endure, I think through all over our lifetime,โ wika niya.
โNow the emerging power in the region, of course, is the Peopleโs Republic of China. Luckily, we also have a good relationship with China,โ dagdag pa niya.
Tinukoy pa ni Marcos ang kahalagahan ng pagtatalaga ng isang mahusay na kalihim ng Department of Foreign Affairs na siguradong nauunawaan at tiyak na makatutulong para sa mas maayos nating relasyon sa ibang mga bansa.
โWell, it might still be considered a political appointment, but it has to be somebody who is very well versed in the diplomatic community and theย most important thing is well-supported siya ng mga career officers,โ ani Marcos.