Manila Bulletin
PH, China legislators to link up more after high-level meeting--Romualdez
House Speaker Martin Romualdez described President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s meeting with China's National People's Congress Standing Committee chairperson Li Zhanshu as a "very positive engagement."
Li Zhanshu encouraged both the Philippines and China to foster high-level exchanges between their legislative bodies.
Romualdez expressed hope that these engagements would lead to deeper and stronger bilateral relations.
The House Speaker anticipates that previously postponed exchanges due to COVID-19 will now materialize in 2023 as China reopens.
These legislative meetings and exchanges are expected to help harmonize and resolve differences between the two nations.
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