Umabot na sa ₱14.5 bilyong investment pledges ang nakuha ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. sa isang business event na tampok sa ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit sa Tokyo, Japan.

Sa ilalim ng mga bagong pirmang kasunduan, binanggit ng mga opisyal ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) na makalilikha ng kabuuang 15,750 trabaho ang nasabing investment commitments.

“I am delighted to know that the letters of intent signed last February 2023 and those signed today now aggregate ₱771.6 billion or about US$14 billion in pledges from Japanese investors – expected to generate approximately 40,000 jobs,” pahayag ni Marcos nitong Lunes.

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“Your interest in doing business with us will surely help achieve mutual economic growth between the Philippines and Japan,” anang Pangulo.

Nauna nang inihayag ni Presidential Adviser on Investment and Economic Affairs Frederick Go, tampok sa naturang event ang pagpirma ng memorandum of understandings (MOUs) na nagkakahalaga ng ₱14 bilyon.