MANILA, Philippines: IT is all systems go for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's speech before a joint session of Congress on Saturday, November 4, which Senate President Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri said was an honor accorded to a foreign head of state only five times in Philippine history.
Prime Minister Kishida's visit, Zubiri said, will 'strengthen cooperation between two allies in confronting common challenges.''We look forward to the address of a leader of a nation that is a robust trading partner, a strong security ally, a lending hand during calamities, and an investor in Philippine progress,' Zubiri said.
77 trillion over a 20-year period spanning three presidencies from 2001 to 2020, accounting for 72 percent of all $19.656 billion total bilateral loan portfolio for the same period.In fact, during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s visit to Tokyo this April, Japan pledged P250 billion in aid to the Philippines in the next two years to aid the country in its bid to reach middle-income status by 2025.
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