GUESTBOOK SIGNING

GUESTBOOK SIGNING

GUESTBOOK SIGNING. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., First Lady Louise "Liza" Araneta Marcos (right), and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s wife, Yuko (left), look on as the Japanese government leader signs the guestbook at Malacañan Palace on Friday (Nov. 3, 2023). Kishida is on a two-day official visit to the Philippines to be highlighted by his speech before a special joint session of the 19th Congress at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon on Saturday (Nov. 4). (PNA Photo by Rey Baniquet)

BILATERA MEETING2

BILATERA MEETING2

BILATERAL TALKS. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a bilateral meeting at Malacañan Palace on Friday (Nov. 03). Kishida said Japan will work with the Philippines to strengthen cooperation in maintaining and strengthening a free and open international order based on the rule of law. (PNA Photo by Rey Baniquet)

JAPAN PM VISIT

JAPAN PM VISIT

OFFICIAL VISIT. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (left) arrives in Manila on Friday (Nov. 3, 2023) for his two-day official visit. Kishida will have a bilateral meeting with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at Malacañan Palace on Nov. 3 and deliver a speech before the special joint session of the 19th Congress at the Batasang Pambansa Complex on Nov. 4. (PNA photo by Rey Baniquet)

BILATERAL MEETING

BILATERAL MEETING

BILATERAL MEETING. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands after their bilateral meeting at Malacañan Palace on Friday (Nov. 3, 2023). Marcos and Kishida have decided to commence negotiations on a Philippines-Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA). (PNA Photo by Rey Baniquet)

RICE MOSAIC

RICE MOSAIC

RICE MOSAIC. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. receives a mosaic portrait of him made of different varieties of rice during the 6th International Rice Congress 2023 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on Monday (Oct. 16, 2023). The event carries the theme "Accelerating Transformation of Rice-Based Food Systems: From Gene to Globe." (PNA photo by Rey Baniquet)

HELPING HAND

HELPING HAND

HELPING HAND. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. hands over a sack of premium rice to a beneficiary of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique on Friday (Oct. 6, 2023). The President also led the distribution of various forms of government assistance in the province, together with representatives of the departments of agriculture, social welfare, health, and labor; Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources; Philippine Crop Insurance Corp.; Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, and Commission on Higher Education. (PNA photo by Rey Baniquet)

GUEST BOOK

GUEST BOOK

GUESTBOOK SIGNING. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. looks on as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signs the guestbook at Malacañang Palace on Monday (July 31, 2023). The European Commission leader is on a three-day official visit to strengthen the diplomatic ties between the Philippines and the EU, marking the first ever visit of an EU Commission President to the Philippines. (PNA photos by Rey Baniquet)

JOINT PRESS STATEMENT

JOINT PRESS STATEMENT

STRONGER EU-PH TIES. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Her Excellency Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, deliver a joint press statement following their successful and productive bilateral meeting at the President's Hall of Malacañan Palace on Monday (July 31, 2023). The two leaders affirmed their commitment to stronger bilateral relations as they both agreed on the expansion of trade and enhanced cooperation on climate change, maritime security and green economy. (PNA Photo by Rey Baniquet)