On September 19, 2016, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was invited to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (Tuesday, 20 September, PHL time).
At four o’clock in the afternoon, the closing bell indicated that the market was closed for the day.
On the bell platform with Marcos were First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno. Marcos was accompanied by the others.
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He is scheduled to make a presentation in front of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
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