Outgoing United States President Joe Biden on Monday expressed confidence that President-elect Donald Trump would give importance to US relations with the Philippines and Japan.
Biden made the remark during the trilateral phone call with President Ferdinand ”Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba this morning.
“Simply put, our countries have an interest in continuing this partnership and institutionalizing our cooperation across our governments so that it is built to last. I’m optimistic that my successor will also see the value of continuing this partnership, and that it is framed the right way,” Biden said in a press release issued by the Presidential…