MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. received Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in separate courtesy calls in Malacañang on Tuesday, reaffirming the Philippines’ strong and expanding partnerships with Australia and Japan. The two foreign ministers are in Manila to attend related meetings of the 59th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Foreign Ministers Summit, including the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Asean Regional Forum and the Asean post-ministerial conferences. In a statement released by the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Motegi told Marcos that Tokyo expressed interest in strengthening its bilateral relationship “in […]...Keep on reading: Marcos meets Japan, Australia foreign ministers in Malacañang