The Philippines and Japan signed a landmark agreement to avoid double taxation, Malacañang said. The agreement was signed during President Marcos ' four-day state visit to Japan. Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi witnessed the signing of the Double Taxation Convention...
The Philippines is moving to establish its first systematic strategic petroleum reserve program to insulate the domestic economy from volatile global supply chains and geopolitical shocks, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). Under a newly established framework dubbed Partnership On Wide...
President Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae have elevated the Philippines-Japan relations to a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,” marking what both leaders described as a major step forward in bilateral ties amid growing geopolitical and economic challenges. The announcement...
President Marcos has met with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Dr. Tanaka Akihiko in Tokyo to strengthen one of the Philippines’ “most important development partnerships,” with discussions centering on infrastructure modernization, healthcare, climate resilience, and...
President Marcos has called for stronger Philippines-Japan cooperation and the modernization of the countries’ economic partnership agreement as both nations marked 70 years of normalized diplomatic relations. Speaking before the National Diet as part of his State Visit in Tokyo, Marcos said the...
Tokyo, May 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. agreed Thursday that the two countries will kick off negotiations to conclude a general security of military information agreement, or GSOMIA, with the aim of strengthening...
Malacañang said President Marcos secured around P56.3 billion in potential investments from major Japanese companies during separate meetings on Thursday, May 28. This covers expansion projects in shipbuilding industries, advanced electronics manufacturing, semiconductor production, artificial...
The Philippines secured a total of P210 billion in investment commitments from Japanese corporations that met with President Marcos during his state visit to Tokyo. Malacañang disclosed that the high-level roundtable meeting with top Japanese business executives on Wednesday, May 27, yielded "an...
Japan 's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted a banquet for visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday evening. In a speech at the Homei-Den banquet hall, Emperor Naruhito said that he expects Japan and the Philippines...
The Philippines and Japan are expected to sign a new double taxation convention (DTC) on the sidelines of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s ongoing state visit to Tokyo. Manila Bulletin learned on Wednesday, May 27, that the Philippine-Japan DTC will possibly be signed before the end of the...
Japan remains unmatched in terms of development assistance it has extended to the Philippines, President Marcos said. Speaking before the Japan-Philippines Parliamentary Friendship League at the House of Representatives in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, May 27, Marcos emphasized that Tokyo remains one...
Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd. (JCR) reinforced the investment-grade profile of Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV), the active portfolio manager of the Aboitiz Group, by assigning it an “A-” foreign currency long-term issuer rating with a “stable” outlook. In a statement last Tuesday, May...
