Niregaluhan ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. si Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim ng kopya ng klasikong nobelang “Noli Me Tangere” matapos ang kanilang bilateral meeting sa Malacañang nitong Miyerkules, Marso 1.

Sa kanilang tete-a-tete at exchange gifts, inabot ni Marcos kay Ibrahim ang 1909 Tercere Edition ng “Noli Me Tangere” na isinulat ng pambansang bayani ng bansa na si Dr. Jose Rizal.

Ayon sa Radio Television Malacañang, nagpasalamat ang Malaysian Prime Minister sa itinuturing daw niyang mahalagang regalo lalo na’t kinikilala niya si Rizal na isang “precursor” sa Asian renaissance.

Sa kanilang dinner toast, nagpahayag naman si Marcos ng pasasalamat sa pagbisita ni Ibrahim sa bansa.

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“I view the Prime Minister’s visit as a rekindling of an old friendship and old bond that took millennia to make, between neighbors and ASEAN founding members, whose people have interacted and traded for centuries before they even knew the concept of countries,” ani Marcos.

“More importantly, I view this visit as a reaffirmation of our shared commitment to revitalize our bilateral relations,” dagdag niya.