PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic (APEC) Summit in Peru next week, but he will send Trade Secretary Ma. Cristina Roque as the country's representative, Malacañang said Thursday.

The President will not attend the APEC summit to "prioritize domestic concerns, including government responses to calamities," Presidential Communications Secretary Cesar Chavez said in a text message.

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