Philippines' President Marcos Speaks To Media

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - APRIL 15: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr answering questions asked by members of the foreign press during the annual presidential forum on April 15, 2024 in Manila, Philippines. The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) resumed its annual forum with Philippine presidents after nearly a decade of absence after being shunned by former Philippines president Duterte during his term. Marcos Jr, during the forum, answered questions on the South China Sea, the Philippines military agreement with the US, Duterte's case in the International Criminal Court, oil exploration, and martial law during his father's term. FOCAP was founded during the dark days of martial law in 1974 as a media organization to safeguard press freedom, where the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr was its first presidential guest. (Photo by Jes Aznar/Getty Images)