Both the top?-ranking? ?foreign ?diplomats of the Philippines and Japan agreed that the resolution of the West Philippine Sea issue should be based on the rule of law.
President Rodrigo Duterte said that he is willing to raise the issue of the Filipino comfort women with the Japanese government when he gets the chance. However, the President said that he is going to be careful so as not to get an “outright rebuke”.
The government is eyeing to put up sports facilities in provinces to give attention to athletes from outside Metro Manila.
The group of surviving sexual slaves during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines will be seeking an audience with President Rodrigo Duterte over the issue of Filipina “comfort women”.
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said that he hopes his visit to the Philippines will strengthen the strategic partnership and cooperation between the two nations.