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Marcos set to find other ways to meet Elon Musk after missed opportunity in APEC sidelines
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s planned meetings with Elon Musk and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the 2023 APEC Summit did not materialize.
The meeting with Elon Musk was canceled because Musk fell ill, which President Marcos Jr. considered a missed opportunity.
President Marcos Jr. expressed his desire to still meet with Musk to discuss potential investments in the Philippines, such as battery technology and electric vehicle manufacturing for Tesla.
The meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not proceed because the APEC session ran significantly behind schedule.
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