Ties with US to get better under Marcos admin, says Bongbong spox

The spokesperson of leading presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said Thursday that there would be improved ties with the United States under the Marcos administration.

In a television interview, Rodriguez disclosed that Marcos is expecting a call from US President Joe Biden within the day.

Rodriguez also said the Marcos administration's foreign policy would not be exclusive to any nation, stressing that the interest of Filipinos will be prioritized.

"What I can tell you, you can expect and look forward to a better relationship with our long-time partner and ally in the United States and the foreign policy of president-elect Bongbong, it will be inclusive," Rodriguez told ANC.

"We will not be exclusive to anyone, the interest of Filipino people and the national interest comes first and they will never be compromised, especially on our territorial integrity, it will never be compromised," Rodriguez said.

"But as far as our relationship with the United States under the administration of president-elect Bongbong, I assure you now that it will get better..." he added.

The US earlier already expressed willingness to work with the next Philippine president "on key human rights and regional priorities."

Marcos' relations with the US are complicated by a contempt of court order due to his refusal to cooperate with the District Court of Hawaii, which in 1995 directed the Marcos family to pay $2 billion of plundered wealth to victims of the dictatorship of the late Ferdinand Marcos Sr. — Anna Felicia Bajo/RSJ, GMA News