PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s official working visit to Tokyo, Japan in February 2023 generated US$620.72 million and US$22.67 million in trade and investment leads, respectively, based on the submitted reports of private sector participants, according to the Department of Trade and Industry .
According to the export marketing arm of DTI, the activity is part of the ongoing initiatives of the agency’s field office in Japan spearheaded by Philippine Trade and Investment Center -Tokyo Commercial Counsellor Dita Angara-Mathay, to strengthen the Philippines’s and Japan’s economic relations as well as collaboration between the government and the private sector in the promotion of Philippine products and services.
“During the business matching event, which to date is the largest in the history of presidential trips overseas, both government and the private sector acknowledged that there are rising opportunities for economic engagement in areas that are critical to national priorities,” Angara-Mathay said.