Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited on Saturday, Nov. 4, the ongoing construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), a mega railway system funded by his government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime...
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The proposed Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between Japan and the Philippines--bascially the two nations' version of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA)--won't...
Citing its numerous assistance to the country, Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri stated that this really shows that Japan is indeed a best friend to the Philippines. Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (from left), Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, House Speaker Martin...
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez personally gave a glowing compliment to Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio after the special joint session of Congress on Saturday morning,...
President Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida affirmed their commitment to resolve maritime conflicts through peaceful negotiations. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a bilateral meeting in Malacañan Palace on Nov. 3, 2023....
Japan has said th​at its upgraded security ties with the Philippines, particularly its decision to start talks on a possible Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), is not directed to any country. While Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida already noted that the international order is already...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida believes that the relationship between Japan and the Philippines is now in its “golden age”, and it is his desire to further deepen the two countries’ cooperation. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. toasts with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during the...
Recalling numerous cooperative endeavors in the past, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said this "heart-to-heart" relationship that Japan has with the Philippines is something that should prosper and be passed on to the next generation. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his...
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio underscored before Philippine Congress Saturday, Nov. 4 his "renewed commitment" to defend a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)". This, as the...
From left to right: Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) The historical significance of his speech before members of Philippine Congress Saturday, Nov. 4...
President Marcos renewed the Philippine government’s commitment to sustain the “vigor” of the bilateral relationship between the Philippines and Japan as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida winds up his two-day state visit. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. toasts with Japanese Prime Minister...
The Philippines and Japan have entered into a bilateral defense pact that will allow the sharing of military training and operations between troops of both sides as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cited a "complex international situation" during his visit to Manila. In a...
