President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday expressed confidence that more investments will come to the Philippines on top of the deals signed during his successful working visit to Tokyo.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday said he is open to the idea of a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Japan as long as the deal is “appropriate” and does not increase tensions” in the South China Sea.

The Philippine contingent that went to Turkey following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake has already provided significant assistance and has helped a lot of individuals in the disaster-struck country, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Sunday.

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will be good for the country because of the increased trade that it will bring to different member economies, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Sunday, as he brushed off criticisms that the free trade agreement will be injurious to the country’s local industries.

Three Japanese private firms made substantial commitments to the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Sunday.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. arrived back home on Sunday evening after a “fruitful” working trip to Japan, sealing $13 billion worth of agreements set to yield thousands of jobs for Filipinos.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday praised overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Japan for their hard work, diligence and for putting the Philippine image in the global spotlight.

Business tycoon Manny V. Pangilinan and major Japanese investor Mitsui & Co. has expressed commitment to invest $600 million in infrastructure development in the country.

The Philippines will review a “tripartite agreement” with its two close allies, the United States and Japan, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Friday.

Several investments sealed between the Philippines and Japan during the official visit to Japan of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. are “ready to go,” Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual said Saturday.