
{"id":75998,"date":"2025-07-28T00:12:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T00:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/?p=75998"},"modified":"2025-07-28T03:07:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T03:07:20","slug":"philippines-a-vision-of-progress-for-expo-2025-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/philippines-a-vision-of-progress-for-expo-2025-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippines: A vision of progress for Expo 2025 and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cIn these modern times, sovereign states can no longer afford to stand alone&#8230; It is only by working together with those who seek a better tomorrow that we can achieve a more progressive and collaborative <em>Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines)<\/em>,\u201d said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>In these modern times, sovereign states can no longer afford to stand alone&#8230; It is only by working together with those who seek a better tomorrow that we can achieve a more progressive and collaborative <em>Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines)<\/em>.<\/p><cite><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.<\/mark><\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Building on the momentum of <em>Part I<\/em>, this second report continues to spotlight the Philippines\u2019 vision for inclusive growth and innovation\u2014reflected in its Expo 2025 participation and the President\u2019s State of the Nation Address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.0-PH25-Lead-photo-2.jpg\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.0-PH25-Lead-photo-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.0-PH25-Lead-photo-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.0-PH25-Lead-photo-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.0-PH25-Lead-photo-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.0-PH25-Lead-photo-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.0-PH25-Lead-photo-2-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.0-PH25-Lead-photo-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.0-PH25-Lead-photo-2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.0-PH25-Lead-photo-2-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.0-PH25-Lead-photo-2-1068x601.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This edition features insights from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/strengthening-ties-ambassador-endo-kazuya-on-the-future-of-japan-philippines-relations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Embassy of Japan in the Philippines<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/from-investment-to-innovation-jetros-commitment-to-the-philippines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JETRO<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>PHILJEC<\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/bridging-nations-jicas-vision-for-sustainable-growth-in-the-philippines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JICA<\/a><\/strong>, as well as highlights on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/your-partner-in-business-your-partner-in-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Philippine Veterans Investment Development Corporation Industrial Authority (PHIVIDEC)<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/appleone-group-championing-world-class-development-in-the-central-philippines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AppleOne Group<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong>Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)<\/strong>. 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