Marcos returns to Manila after diplomatic tour to Germany, Czech Republic

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has wrapped up his three-day state visit to Germany and Czech Republic after a series of diplomatic engagements.

He arrived at Maharlika Presidential Hangar, Villamor Airbase in Pasay City from the Czech Republic at 3:11 p.m. on Saturday.

Earlier on Saturday, Marcos said that he had a productive visit to Czech Republic, where he met with all four top-ranking government officials and signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs), according to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).

Marcos, accompanied by First Lady Louise "Liza" Araneta-Marcos, was invited by Czech Republic President Petr Pavel for a three-day state visit "to further strengthen the bilateral cooperation and multilateral partnership between the Philippines and the Czech Republic."

The PCO said that Marcos held meetings with top Czech officials, including President Pavel and First Lady Eva Pavlová, Prime Minister Petr Fiala, Czech Senate President Miloš Vystr?il, and Czech Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Markéta Pekarová Adamová.

Among the outcomes of the visit was the signing of a Joint Communique aimed at establishing a labor consultation mechanism between the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Czech Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, witnessed by both Marcos and Pavel. — Kristine Daguno-Bersamina