President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with former United Kingdom prime minister Tony Blair and World Health Organization (WHO) director general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in separate courtesy calls at Malacañang on Tuesday.
Mr. Marcos said he and Blair discussed a wide range of topics on bureaucracy and governance based on the best practices in developed countries.
Blair serves as the current executive chairman of the Tony Blair Institute For Global Change, a non-profit organization that seeks to support political leaders and governments to build open, inclusive and prosperous societies in a globalized world.
Mr. Marcos first met Blair in the United States on the sidelines of his attendance at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York last month.
The two discussed then the “optimistic” peace process in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), food security, climate action, and trade.
Mr. Marcos also congratulated Tedros on his reelection as head of WHO and expressed deep gratitude for the assistance provided by WHO to many developing nations “during the most difficult phases of the pandemic.”