Bersamin, Estrella, Angara to serve as caretakers as Marcos flies to India

Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said Monday morning that he and two other Cabinet officials will serve as caretakers amid President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s state visit to India. 

Bersamin said the other caretakers are Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrad Estrella III and Education Secretary Sonny Angara. 

Marcos is expected to leave the country Monday morning.

In a press briefing last Friday, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Evangeline Ong Jimenez-Ducrocq said Marcos’ visit would elevate the countries' shared priorities in defense and maritime cooperation, trade and investment, science and technology, and cultural exchange.

Jimenez-Ducrocq also confirmed that several bilateral agreements are lined up for signing. These agreements span cooperation in law, culture, science, and technology, among other fields.

The President will also have a meet and greet with the Filipino community in New Delhi. 

After New Delhi, the President and his delegation will go to Bangalore, which according to the DFA official, is India's Silicon Valley. Marcos will have a series of business meetings there. 

Marcos will be back in Manila on Friday, August 8. —AOL, GMA Integrated News