Handa ang European companies na tumungo at mag-invest sa Pilipinas.

Ito ang binigyang diin ni European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sa pagbisita sa Pilipinas, kung saan isa sa mga napagusapan nila ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ang pagsusulong sa estado ng bansa, bilang digital hub sa region.

“My third point is on turning the Philippines into a digital hub in the region. Global Gateway will also play a crucial role role here, and European companies are ready to come and invest in the Philippines.” —President von der Leyen.

Ngayong taon aniya, ilulunsad ang digital economy package para sa Pilipinas.

Tututukan aniya nila ang pagsisiguro ng mabilis at maaasahang connectivity sa bansa, sa pamamagitan ng submarine cables para sa cyber security training, deployment, at deployment ng 5G.

“We will launch this year, the digital economy package for the Philippines. That is we will work together on fast and reliable connectivity with submarine cables on cybersecurity training, and on deployment and development of 5G.” —President von der Leyen.

Aniya, pinaga-aralan na rin nila ang posibleng ekstensyon ng submarine cable na planong ilagay sa pagitan ng European, sa pamamagitan ng Arctic patungong Japan.

“And this cable could go all the way down to Southeast Asia. And we believe that it could go via the Philippines that would give you a strategic position on an infrastructure that could be instrumental both for your prosperity and national security. We will stay in close contact on this.” —President von der Leyen.| ulat ni Racquel Bayan