Japanese Ambassador to Manila Koji Haneda hosted a cocktail reception at his residence to celebrate the enthronement of His Majesty Emperor Naruhito.
Gracing the occasion were Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., former President and House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Ernesto Pernia and many other distinguished guests.
Irene Marcos-Araneta, Greggy Araneta IIINorway Ambassador Bjorn Jahnsen, Sandra Rojas GonzalesAmbassador Ali Bin Ibrahim Al Malki of Qatar, Cesar Virata, Trade Secretary Ramon LopezColombia Ambassador Victor Echeverri, Ane Preysler, France Ambassador Nicolas GaleyOman Embassy First Secretary Al-ajmi Badriya, Al-Shihhi YousoufAe Ruangprateepsaeng of Thailand, Dan Vu of Vietnam, Maria Ilina Khovaeva of Russia, Kieu Phung of DenmarkHungary Ambassador József Bencze, Poland Ambassador Jaroslaw Szczepankiewicz, Panama Ambassador Rolando Guevarra Alvarado, Zambia Consul Louie AblazaAmbassador Steven Robinson of Australia, Ambassador Artemiz Sumer of TurkeyJapan Embassy First Secretary Junko SatoJapan Minister for Economic Affairs Makoto Iyori, Yoku IyoriSpain Deputy Head of Mission Amaya Fuentes-Milani, Helen DeeJapan Ambassador Koji Haneda, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., Ma. Lourdes Locsin, Ihoko HanedaSen. Koko Pimentel, Kathy PimentelMervat Ezzat, Egypt Ambassador Ahmed EzzatMila Drilon, Sen. Franklin DrilonNeda Secretary Ernesto Pernia, Elena PerniaDFA Chief of Protocol Assistant Secretary Ron Castro, Japan Deputy Chief of Mission Takehiro Kano, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Generoso Calonge, Anthony CornistaUS Ambassador Sung Kim, Monaco Consul General Fortune Aleta Ledesma, Mia Borromeo, Fernando Zobel de Ayala
In his speech, Ambassador Haneda said that the relations between Japan and the Philippines were immensely strengthened across the 30 years of the Heisei era of His Majesty the Emperor Emeritus Akihito, using the phrase “Golden Age of Strategic Partnership.” Their Majesties, the Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emerita. visited the Philippines in 2016.
Moreover, Ambassador Haneda articulated Japan’s desire to engage in its best efforts to promote stronger ties with the Filipino people in the new Reiwa era. He expressed great confidence that “beautiful harmony,” the essence of the era name Reiwa, will continue to flourish in Japan-Philippines relations. —CONTRIBUTED
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