Following the U.S. blacklisting, then Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin had said he would recommend the Philippine government terminate deals with Chinese firms included in the list.

Source: https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2023/08/02/257438/u-s-airs-concerns-over-involvement-of-blacklisted-china-firm-in-manila-bay-reclamation/

It was the year of the National Artists for Dance—Alice Reyes and Agnes Locsin, whose Rama Hari and Encantada made dramatic comebacks at the Metropolitan Theater and at the Samsung Theater for Performing Arts.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/12/31/best-of-the-best-2023-art-scene/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-the-best-2023-art-scene

Then-Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. announced in June 2022 that then-President Rodrigo Duterte had called off the talks due to constitutional restrictions and sovereignty concerns.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1715683/pamalakaya-urges-marcos-jr-to-scrap-joint-oil-gas-exploration-plans-with-china