The Philippines-Japan Economic Cooperation Committee (Philjec), led by its chairman Alfred Ty of Toyota Motor Philippines Corp., together with the Japan-Philippines Economic Cooperation Committee (Jpecc), led by its chairman Masumi Kakinoki of Japan’s Marubeni Corp., made a courtesy visit to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Feb. 18, 2026. The business leaders thanked Marcos for the importance the government places on Philippines-Japan relations, particularly in commemorating 70 years of the normalization of ties between the two countries. Philjec is hosting this year’s Philjec-Jpecc 42nd Joint Meeting in Manila on Feb. 18 to 19. Photo shows Marcos, Ty, Kakinoki, together with the Philjec Board of Trustees, executive members of Jpecc and other Japanese representative organizations.
