The Singapore government also assured 10,000 new job orders for Filipino workers, adding to the 200,000 already working in the city state, according to the statement. About US$8.5 billion in investment pledges were secured during Marcos Jr.’s visit to Indonesia early this week, the first leg of his first official overseas trip.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has received US$6.54 billion ($9.20 billion) in investment pledges during his Singapore trip.
The commitments, expected to generate jobs for 15,000 people, include a US$5 billion investment in electric tricycles and US$1.2 billion in floating solar technology, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said in a statement Thursday.
