President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has invited the people of Czech Republic to visit the Philippines to experience the country’s beautiful tourist destinations and excellent Filipino hospitality.
In the bilateral meeting Thursday in Prague with Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Fiala, President Marcos told the Czech leader that the Philippines’ regional airports are being upgraded to make them international airports, thereby increasing the accessibility to domestic tourist destinations.
Such initiative, he pointed out, is relatively easy area to pursue, because of the larger influx of the Filipino workers in Czech Republic “that will immediately make a very different than we are preparing for that.”
“Hopefully, we will see more of your citizens coming to the Philippines. And I can see that this is an area that will continue to increase for us. it’s very happy to welcome friends, come, visit the Philippines,” he said adding “(w)e take pride in the Filipino hospitality, and we take pride in our beautiful country, as in, of course, you do. But that’s why I think that this is a third time, an area of third time development.”
The President further stated that it was very timely for the two nations to discuss people-to-people exchanges, as the Philippines considers its tourism sector an important part in reviving the economy after the pandemic, noting that on the other hand, Czech Republic has also become a significant tourist destination for the Filipinos.
Aside from enhanced people-to-people exchanges, the President also encouraged Czech companies to participate in the Philippine infrastructure development, especially the constructions of the country’s gateways. Also, according to Marcos, other area that was being discussed was the exchange between the two nations’ learning institutions — student and scientific exchanges, et cetera.
This effort, he noted, is something that is absolutely necessary because of the big changes in the global economy and to enable the Philippine economy compete on a global level. PND
