Citing the growing Filipino community in Japan, President Marcos has encouraged Filipinos working and living in the foreign country to continue being good friends with the Japanese. In his speech during a gathering with Filipinos in Tokyo on Tuesday night, May 26, Marcos underscored that the...
President Marcos departed for his first state visit to Japan on Tuesday afternoon, May 26, stressing that the trip to Tokyo is an “essential” undertaking amid increasingly challenging global issues. The plane carrying Marcos and his delegation left the Villamor Airbase at 1:36 p.m. In his...
The Philippines and Japan are expected to deepen defense and maritime cooperation during President Marcos’ upcoming State Visit to Tokyo, with Manila seeking stronger operational collaboration and support for the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). During a pre-departure...
TOKYO -- The Japanese government decided Friday to honor Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife, First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos, during their four-day state visit to Japan beginning Tuesday. The president will receive the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum. The...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos highlighted the deepening friendship between the Philippines and Japan ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s upcoming state visit to Tokyo, following a dinner hosted by Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, May 20, the First Lady...
TOKYO, May 20--Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will deliver a speech to the Diet, Japan 's parliament, on May 28, it was learned Wednesday. Executives of the steering committee of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, decided Wednesday to schedule the speech in...
MANILA -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. voiced concern that the country could be involved in a possible contingency over Taiwan, in an interview with media organizations including Jiji Press on Monday. "I think in Japan 's case, it 's more about a choice to be involved" if a...
President Marcos plans to propose to Japanese officials during his upcoming state visit the exploration of alternative sources of petroleum products, noting that the impacts of the conflict in the Middle East should not be repeated if another crisis arises in the future. Asked during a roundtable...
The Philippines and Japan are ramping up preparations for President Marcos 's upcoming State Visit to Tokyo later this month, with both countries eyeing stronger cooperation in energy, defense, and security. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro said she met with...
President Marcos has inspected the newly-completed Pampanga Provincial Hospital–Clark (PPH-Clark), which is expected to serve more than 151,500 employees, business locators, and investors operating within the Clark Freeport Zone. Marcos visited on Thursday, May 14, reaffirming the government’s...
Vice President Sara Duterte dismissed as “basura na chismis” (trash gossip) the rumor that she once threw a laptop at a colleague, saying the allegation was part of a broader misinformation campaign aimed at portraying her as “unstable” and “incompetent” in the eyes of the public. In a...
Vice President Sara Duterte said her father, former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PRRD), has been in a subdued and reflective mood as he faces proceedings before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague over allegations tied to his anti-drug campaign. In a video interview released by...
