President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday visited the Philippine Pavilion at the World Expo Osaka 2025 for a “multisensory celebration of culture, creativity and sustainability designed to leave a lasting impression on the global stage.”

A crowd favorite in the Expo, the Philippine Pavilion has welcomed over 300,000 visitors in just two months, showcasing the living expression of the Philippines’ stories and spirit.

Carrying the theme, “Nature, Culture, and Community: Woven Together for a Better Future,” the Philippine Pavilion responded to the Expo’s call for “Designing a Future Society for Our Lives” by placing heritage and humanity at the heart of progress.

On the second day of his working visit to Japan, the President was given a guided walk-through inside the Philippine Pavilion that features the largest collaboration of Filipino weavers, with over 200 handwoven panels created by master artisans from across the country.

Each piece of indigenous textile- from T’nalak to piña- tells a story of culture, identity and generational knowledge.

The woven panels also form part of a dynamic facade that opens throughout the day to reveal live performances, the first-ever live performance facade at a World Expo for the Philippines.

The architecture itself becomes a living stage where design and dance are seamlessly integrated, transporting visitors to different parts of the archipelago and offering a glimpse into the soul of each community.

From the Philippine Pavilion, President Marcos visited the circular structure of the Japan Pavilion that carries the theme, “Between Lives.”

Embodying the cycle of life, it features a biogas power generation using food waste from the Expo site and other cutting-edge Japanese carbon recycling technologies to create a cyclical loop and inspire visitors to adopt sustainable behaviors for a sustainable society. | PND