US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a "When We Vote We Win" campaign rally at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin on October 30, 2024. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1730440404098impact of US presidential 11012024.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a " When="" We="" Vote="" campaign="" rally="" at="" the="" Veterans="" Memorial="" Coliseum="" Alliant="" Energy="" Center="" in="" Wisconsin="" on="" October="" Roberto=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a &quot;When We Vote We Win&quot; campaign rally at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin on October 30, 2024. Roberto Schmidt, AFP</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The upcoming US presidential election between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump could change their policies across the world, including the Philippines, Sen. Imee Marcos warned on Friday.</p><p>“The Philippines should prepare for the impact of the U.S. elections on the Philippines and the world,” said Marcos, chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/10/31/harris-trump-head-west-in-us-election-race-countdown-1734">• Harris, Trump head west in US election race countdown</a></div><p>She also cited the nearly 4.5 million Filipino-Americans living in the United States.</p><p>“The political and economic stability of the US is integral to world economic stability,&quot; she said, adding any US president will naturally prioritize American interests.</p><p>Marcos said that stricter US immigration policies could lead to the deportation of thousands of undocumented Filipinos, while efforts to bring American companies back to the US may decrease direct investments and reduce BPO jobs in the Philippines.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/10/30/harris-seeks-distance-from-biden-garbage-comments-2335">• Harris seeks distance from Biden &#x27;garbage&#x27; comments</a></div><p>Marcos is concerned that the Philippines has continued to miss out on major foreign investments even under the current US “friend-shoring” policy of the administration led by her brother President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.</p><p>She likewise maintained that it is unclear whether the next US president will continue the &quot;aggressive expansion&quot; of US military presence in the Philippines.</p><p>Citing this uncertainty, Marcos urged the government to fully implement the Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization Act as soon as possible.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cFQXtFbTTiQ?&amp;t=4s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Citing this uncertainty, Sen. Imee Marcos urged the government to fully implement the Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization Act.</p>

Citing this uncertainty, Sen. Imee Marcos urged the government to fully implement the Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization Act.

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