Bongbong Marcos heads back to PH after Asean-Japan meet
TOKYO, Japan — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. left Japan and headed back to the Philippines on Monday night (7:15 p.m.).
Marcos wrapped up his four day trip in Tokyo for the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of Asean-Japan Friendship and Cooperation.
The Presidential plane left Tokyo at 7:16 pm.
On the last day of the trip, Marcos said that the Philippines secured investment pledges worth P14 billion.
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According to the Palace, Japanese pledges, including those from Marcos; previous trip to Tokyo, is now equal to P771.6 billion.
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Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also oversaw the exchange of a memorandum of cooperation for their country’s respective Coast Guard and environmental agencies.
During the Asean Summit, regional leaders have jointly called for peace and a rules-based order amid rising territorial tensions in the Indo-Pacific.
