Marcos heads to Japan for World Expo, business meetings

Visitors queue for the gates to open at 9am on the first day of the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka on April 13, 2025. World Expo opened on April 13 with 160 countries and regions showcasing their technology, culture and food, with host Japan hoping to provide the world with some much-needed hope. Agence France-Presse

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. left for Osaka, Japan, on Thursday afternoon to attend the World Expo 2025, a Palace official said.

Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said Marcos left around 1 p.m.

Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III, and Education Secretary Sonny Angara will serve as the country’s caretakers in his absence, said Castro.

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Aside from attending the expo, Marcos will also hold business meetings and meet with the Filipino community in Japan.

Castro said Marcos will likely be back in the country over the weekend.

Last April 29, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba invited Marcos to attend the World Expo, which opened in April and runs until October. /dl