Duterte leaves Tokyo after four-day working visit

TOKYO — President Rodrigo Duterte left here on Friday night to return to the Philippines after his four-day working visit here.

Duterte left the Haneda Airport at 9:58 p.m. local time (8:58 p.m. Manila time).

Duterte brought home P300 billion worth of investment deals, which would create 80,000 jobs for Filipinos.

The President was a keynote speaker at the Nikkei’s 25th International Conference on the Future of Asia and met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Duterte assured Japanese businessmen of a Corrupt-free business environment in the Philippines and also made a commitment to overseas Filipino workers to work for a clean government. (Editor: Eden Estopace)

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