US President Joe Biden with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. walks through the colonnade of the White House in Washington D.C. on Monday, May 01, 2023, before the bilateral meeting. Kj Rosales, PPA Pool/File

MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. is set to speak with US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in a trilateral phone call scheduled on Sunday, January 12, Malacañang has confirmed.

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According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the three leaders are expected to discuss the progress made on the Philippines-Japan-US Trilateral Cooperation since their historic meeting last April 11, 2024 in Washington D.C. 

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“They are also expected to discuss economic matters as well as regional and global developments,” DFA spokesperson Teresita Daza said.

The DFA said there will be no joint statement to be issued as each country will issue their own press releases and readouts.

Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya said the three countries are still trying to finalize the schedule for the call.

“As far as I understand, it's not fixed yet,” he said in a chance interview on the sidelines of a forum held by Stratbase ADR Institute.

“We will be notifying the media in due course,” the envoy added.

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The first-ever trilateral partnership among the three nations resulted in Tokyo and Washington vowing to pour in billions of dollars to help develop critical industries in the Philippines, such as clean energy and semiconductors.

China had decried the creation of the trilateral partnership, and urged Manila, Tokyo and Washington “stop playing bloc politics” and avoid ostracizing other nations. — with Harlene Delgado, ABS-CBN News RELATED VIDEO