Marcos secures 3 billion-peso aid from Washington
By: US Embassy to the Philippines | Published: July 25, 2025
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Manila – The US Department of State announced at least 3 billion pesos or $60 million in foreign assistance funding to support energy, maritime, and economic growth programs in the Philippines.
The US embassy said this was the first foreign assistance for any country since the Trump Administration began its review and realignment of foreign assistance programs in January.
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As part of this at least 3-billion peso initiative, US State Secretary Marco Rubio announced that the Trump administration also intends to work with the US Congress to allocate 825 million pesos or $15 million to catalyze private sector development in the Luzon Economic Corridor.
If approved, this funding will support investments in the areas of transport, logistics, energy, and semiconductors that will help create jobs and drive economic growth in the country.
Marcos had met with US President Donald Trump, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Rubio in Washington, DC this week, reaffirming the United States’ ironclad commitment to the U.S.-Philippines Alliance and advanced closer economic ties between the two nations.
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