Manila, March 26 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has expressed optimism that the new ambassadors of Colombia, Cambodia, and Ukraine to the Philippines would be instrumental in maintaining the three nations' strong relations with Manila.

This, as Marcos received the credentials of Ambassadors Edgar Rodrigo Rojas Garavito of Colombia, Sin Saream of Cambodia, and Yuliia Oleksandrivna Fediv of Ukraine in separate ceremonies at Malacanan Palace in Manila on Tuesday.

"I believe there's more that we can do, that we can explore many other sectors, and strengthen and deepen the relations between our two countries," Marcos told the Colombian ambassador, as quoted by the Presidential Communications Office in a news release on Wednesday.

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