President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. once again impressed the international community when he delivered his speech before the diplomatic corps at the Vin d'honneur, which the First Couple hosted at the Ceremonial Hall of Malacañang Palace last 11 January.

With the First Lady, Liza Araneta Marcos, he welcomed the diplomatic corps headed by the Papal Nuncio, Monsignor Charles John Brown.

The President, at the outset, expressed his hope for "what I'm sure will be another full year of bilateral engagements and meaningful partnerships."

He then described the gathering as "auspicious as we welcome new members of the diplomatic corps to the Philippines. We have His Excellency the Ambassador of Timor-Leste, His Excellency the Ambassador of Vietnam, our ASEAN brothers who have recently presented their credentials to me here in the palace.