'Friend to all, enemy to none'

"At the 19th ASEAN-India Summit, the President urged members of the regional bloc to work closely with India to ensure better access to medicines and vaccines, calling India the 'pharmacy of the world'" Early on, in both his inaugural speech and his first State-of-the Nation Address, President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. indicated that, as mandated by the 1987 Constitution, he would pursue an independent foreign policy that protects national sovereignty, territorial integrity and national interest. The fundamental law also provides that in our dealings with other countries, the government should adhere to the policy of peace, equality, justice, freedom, cooperation,…