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Palace: Marcos' trip to Osaka, a last-minute decision

Published Jun 20, 2025 03:02 pm
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. meets Japanese tourism stakeholders during his working visit in Osaka, Japan on June 20, 2025. (Photo courtesy of PCO)
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. meets Japanese tourism stakeholders during his working visit in Osaka, Japan on June 20, 2025. (Photo courtesy of PCO)
President Marcos' working trip to Osaka in Japan for the World Expo 2025 was a last-minute decision, a Palace official said.
Marcos only decided to go to Japan a day before he left, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said on Friday, June 20.
Actually po, ang naging dahilan po dito, nagkaroon po ng last-minute decision ang Pangulo na tumuloy po sa Japan (Actually, the reason for this was that the President made a last-minute decision to proceed with the trip to Japan), Castro said when asked in a Palace briefing why was it not open for media coverage when it was a working visit.
At ipagpaumahin kung hindi po—nakita po ninyo kasi ang lahat ng activities ng Pangulo, halos sunud-sunod po last week. Monday to Friday kumpleto po kasi ang activities ng Pangulo. So, nakapag-decide po very last minute na nakapagdesisyon na siya po ay aalis (And please understand if—because as you saw, the President’s schedule was packed with activities almost every day last week. From Monday to Friday, the President’s activities were full. So, the decision for him to leave was made very last minute), Castro said.
When asked when did the President made the decision, Castro said: a day before.
The Palace official also said that the President's trip was not to take a vacation, but it was a trip to meet Japanese partners, businessmen, and mainly to promote the country's tourism through the Philippines's pavilion at the World Expo.
Pero ito po ay ginawa ng Pangulo hindi para magbakasyon kung hindi para magtrabaho at ito po ay para sa taumbayan dahil makikita po natin ang kaniyang mga kausap ay patungkol po sa turismo para mapalaki pa po, mapaganda ang ating turismo, at para rin po pasinayaan iyong ating pavilion sa nasabing World Expo (But the President did this not for a vacation, but to work, and this was for the benefit of the people—because we can see that the people he met with were in relation to tourism, to further grow and improve our tourism, and also to inaugurate our pavilion at the said World Expo), Castro said.
On Friday morning, Marcos met key Japanese tourism stakeholders to reaffirm the country's commitment to enhancing infrastructure and connectivity to boost tourism and improve the travel experience of Japanese tourists.
He also met with Japan’s Kanadevia Corporation to discuss a Waste-to-Energy project for Manila.
I’m pleased to share that we are working with Japan’s Kanadevia Corporation on a landmark Waste-to-Energy project for Manila. This initiative will turn thousands of tons of waste into clean energy, reduce flooding, create jobs and help clean up communities, Marcos said in a social media post.

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