日本企業は、東京で行われたマルコス大統領との円卓会議において、フィリピンに約2100億ペソを投資することを約束した。
この投資表明は、マルコス大統領の4日間の訪日に合わせ行われたハイレベル会合の後、マラカニアン宮殿（大統領府）から発表された。大統領広報室（PCO）によると、これらの約束は参加した日本企業によるものだ。
PCOは、「円卓会議は、現政権の経済アジェンダに対する圧倒的な信頼の証として締めくくられ、参加した日本企業から総額34億ドル（約2100億ペソ）の投資コミットメントを引き出した」と述べた。
これらの投資流入は、マクロ経済への恩恵をもたらし、産業能力を拡大させ、数千人の専門職を創出することが期待されている。なお、投資内容の詳細は明らかにされていない。
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will undertake a state visit to Japan from May 26 to 29, accompanied by First Lady Liza Marcos, the Presidential Communications Office announced yesterday. The visit comes as the Philippines and Japan mark the 70th anniversary of normalized diplomatic relations this year.
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Following $16 million in consumer goods export deals and seven MOUs signed earlier in the visit, Philippine and South Korean firms inked additional agreements at a forum attended by Presidents Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Lee Jae-myung on March 4. Marcos highlighted partnerships in shipbuilding, nuclear energy, aerospace, critical minerals, supply chain, retail, and health sectors as key to economic ties.
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Malacañang assured Filipinos that the country's rights in the West Philippine Sea will be safeguarded, as Manila and Beijing began 'initial exchanges' on potential offshore oil and gas exploration.
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced on Tuesday a five-day trip to Indonesia and the Philippines starting Sunday. He described the move amid Japan's most severe postwar security environment. Koizumi is set to meet his Indonesian counterpart on Monday and Philippine counterpart on Tuesday.
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Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa departed Japan on March 6 for Washington to discuss second-round projects under a $550 billion (¥86 trillion) investment pledge with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. The talks address February tariffs from the Trump administration and prepare for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's White House visit on March 19, with three projects already agreed and others pending.