NANGUNA ang China at United States sa mga bansang nagpaabot ng pagbati kay President in waiting Ferdinand “Bongbong” R Marcos Jr. at sa kanyang Unity team sa pangunguna ni presumptive Vice President Sara Duterte sa kanyang pagwawagi sa idinaos na May 2022 elections.
Kamakalawa ay nagpahayag ng kanyang congratulatory message si Chinese President Xi Jinping kay Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos sa pagkaka halal sa kanya bilang bagong Pangulo ng Republic of the Philippines.
“China and the Philippines are neighbors facing each other across the sea and partners through thick and thin,” sabi pa ni President Xi.
“In recent years, with the joint efforts of both sides, the bilateral relations have been consolidated and enhanced, bringing benefits to the people of both countries and contributing to regional peace and stability, dagdag pa ni Xi.
Inihayag din ni Mr. Zhao Lijian, China’s foreign ministry spokesperson, na nakapag hatid na rin sila ng pagbati kina President-elect BBM at Vice-President-elect Sara
I have extended warmest congratulations to President-elect Bongbong Marcos and Vice-President-elect Sara Duterte. With their vision for the Philippines and wisdom to navigate through different obstacles, I am confident that a Philippines under the next administration will surely demonstrate unprecedented unity to rise above all challenges, to recover from the pandemic and to prosper,” ani Mr. Zhao Lijian.
And I have no doubt that under the next administration, our bilateral relations will only become stronger, our peoples closer and our cooperation deeper and wider, ayon pa kay Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson.
Samantala, kinilala rin ng Estados Unidos ang pagkapanalo ni Marcos nang personal na tawagan ni US President Joseph R Biden si Philippine President-Elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Sa ibinahaging readout ng tawag ni President Biden kay BBM, ng U.S Embassy in Manila …President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines to congratulate him on his election. President Biden underscored that he looks forward to working with the President-elect to continue strengthening the U.S.-Philippine Alliance, while expanding bilateral cooperation on a wide range of issues, including the fight against COVID-19, addressing the climate crisis, promoting broad-based economic growth, and respect for human rights..
Una ng inihayag ni U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken, handa silang makipagtulungan sa administrasyon bilang matagal nang magkaibigan ang dalawang bansa.
Umaasa ang Estados Unidos na makakatrabaho rin nila ng maayos ang bagong susunod na presidente ng Pilipinas.
Ginawa ni US State Department spokesman Ned Price ang pahayag kasunod sa isinagawang halalan sa Pilipinas.
Ayon kay Price kung sakaling pormal ng maproklama si president-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., ay saka naman makikipag-ugnayan sila sa bagong pamahalaan.
Kabilang aniya sa kanila layunin ay mapag-ibayo pa ang alyansa ng Pilipinas at Amerika na itinuturing nilang “special partnership.” (VICTOR BALDEMOR)
