At no other time in the history of the Republic of the Philippines, since it became independent, has national progress become a certainty, within a decade from today, when the spectacle of cheap and bright lights, after over half a century of delay, will at last shine in our homes and the countryside.

And well-lighted works of art infrastructure would look more wonderful as motor vehicles operating with greater efficiency, speed and safety travel from Bataan to Cavite on an elevated interlink bridge over Manila Bay and along the shores of Manila, Pasay, Parañaque and Las Piñas up to Cavite City at day or night with lights so bright and so cheap, produced for the first time, after so many years of being far behind the nuclear age enjoyed by Japan, Korea, and many other countries in the world.

APEC summits are prime platforms for the Philippines to engage the economies of the regions where they are held.

Each time President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. leaves the country to attend a summit he would say: "We are bringing the people's hopes with us to this summit."

The President says he will also be engaging with other leaders on how to tackle food and energy security and the economic inclusion of the country's micro, small and medium enterprises or MSMEs, among other things.

For example, in the 29th Thailand APEC last year, the importance of the Asia-Pacific region to the Philippines could not be overstated.

The region hosts 38 percent of the world's population, 48 percent of its trade, and 62 percent of its gross domestic product. The Asia Pacific hosts the largest segments of overseas Filipino consumers' access to regional goods and services.

At the same time, it gives Filipino farmers and MSMEs the export market for their goods and services in the region.

After this year's APEC summit in San Francisco, California, President Marcos focused on providing better jobs quality for the country's labor force and to further reduce unemployment.

Digitalization and innovations among micro, small and medium enterprises will improve productivity, expand market access, and diversify product offerings that, in the end, will create more jobs. 

After he met with US President Joe Biden, President Marcos, more than ever, became more determined to put in motion his dream of a progressive Philippines. He knows it can be done because he has already started it.

If President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., his late father, built in 1973 the longest bridge in the Visayas, fifty years later, during his administration, the son will build the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge, or BCIB, that will cross Manila Bay and become the longest bridge in the Philippines.

Similar to the iconic San Juanico Bridge which connected two provinces, Samar and Leyte, the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge will connect the two largest regions, Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog. The one-of-a-kind BCIB will bring new hope and more progress to all Filipinos.

On 31 March 2023, President Marcos Jr., led in a milestone ceremony for the detailed engineering design of the BCIB in Mariveles, Bataan.  

President Marcos will spread progress from America to the Fisherman's Wharf of Parañaque and Manhattan of Pasay.

By putting into full operation the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge within five years, thus reducing travel time from five and a half hours to only forty-five minutes, travelers and tourists will enjoy their trip from Bataan to Cavite, with stopovers in the Mall of Asia, Fisherman's Wharf of Parañaque City or  the Manhattan of Pasay City.