(photo credit: Senate OIRP/PRIB)
Senate President of the Philippines Juan Miguel “Migz” F. Zubiri met with United States Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) on August 7, 2023 and discussed possible ways to broaden the economic cooperation between the two countries.Â
Both agreed on the potential avenue of cooperation in the field of green industries.Â
Senator Duckworth also expressed full support for the freedom of navigation and recognized the Philippines as the longest treaty ally of the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific region.