President Duterte and Prime Minister Abe locks $9-billion deal to rehab Marawi among others

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe locked hands on a new deal, which included a pledge of nearly $9-billion in aid to the Philippines to rebuild the war-torn City of Marawi, in a Joint Press Statement held at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on the President's official visit to Japan.


According to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a total of Y1 trillion will be coursed through in the next five years to fund infrastructure projects in the Philippines.

Duterte arrives Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, together with the members of his delegation, arrives early morning in Haneda Airport onboard a chartered flight in Tokyo, Japan on October 30, 2017.