Duterte plans to visit Japan again, says acting DFA chief

Rodrigo Duterte

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo

President Rodrigo Duterte is planning to visit Japan again this June, a foreign affairs official said on Tuesday.

Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo confirmed the news during a Meet Inquirer Multimedia forum.

“The President plans to be in Japan. (He was) invited to attend the Nikkei conference but the other details of the other events are still being worked out,” Manalo said.

Duterte is expected to attend the 23rd International Conference on Future of Asia. JE

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