MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is expected to return to Manila today, Sunday, after a three-day working visit to Japan.
Malacañang earlier said the chief executive’s trip was mainly to “witness, visit, and take pride in the Philippines’ pavilion in the said World Expo in Osaka 2025.”
While there, Marcos pushed to strengthen tourism cooperation between the two nations, as he met officials of the Japan Tourism Agency, Japan Association of Travel Agents, Japan-Philippines Tourism Council, Kansai Airports, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific, among others.
He likewise discussed with Japan’s Kanadevia Corp., in partnership with Philippine Ecology Systems Corp. (PhilEco), a planned waste-to-energy project meant to address the country’s waste problem through large-scale energy recovery particularly in Metro Manila.
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ikuina, together with Osaka Vice-Governor Watanabe and Osaka Mayor Yokoyama, welcomed President Marcos and first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos at the State Guest House. PHOTO COURTESY OF JAPAN INFORMATION AND CULTURE CENTER
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ikuina, together with Osaka Vice-Governor Watanabe and Osaka Mayor Yokoyama, welcomed President Marcos and first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos at the State Guest House. PHOTO COURTESY OF JAPAN INFORMATION AND CULTURE CENTER
On the other hand, he led the meeting of the Philippine Space Agency with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency where a new partnership was seen to boost the Philippines’ disaster response capabilities using satellite technology.
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The President culminated his visit by meeting the Filipino community where he acknowledged their role in strengthening the diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Japan.
“Through you, we continue to write new pages in the history of the relations between our two countries. Through you, the spirit of friendship with our Japanese friends continues to thrive. We have every chance, through you, to build even stronger connections and shared values for a mutually stable, secure, and prosperous relationship between our two countries,” he said.
“This is why I hope you will join me and the Philippine nation in helping our community here in Japan to grow even more in love with the Philippines, to learn and embrace fully your Filipino identity, and to support our nation’s aspirations for unity, for peace, and for prosperity,” Marcos added.
AloJapan.com