The president of US ally the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, congratulated Donald Trump as the Republican candidate claimed victory in the US presidential election, saying his robust leadership would result in a better future, Reuters reports.
“I am hopeful that this unshakeable alliance, tested in war and peace, will be a force of good that will blaze a path of prosperity and amity, in the region, and in both sides of the Pacific,” Marcos said in a statement.
