{"id":216528,"date":"2019-05-29T18:29:22","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T22:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=216528"},"modified":"2019-05-29T18:29:22","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T22:29:22","slug":"prrd-assures-japanese-of-corrupt-free-business-in-ph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/05\/29\/prrd-assures-japanese-of-corrupt-free-business-in-ph\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD assures Japanese of corrupt-free business in PH"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the business forum at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan on May 29, 2019. KARL NORMAN ALONZO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Japanese investors can expect a competitive and corruption-free business climate in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday vowing to \u201ckill\u201d all forms of corruption in government.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just assure you that during my time I said there will be no corruption,\u201d said Duterte in his speech during the Business Forum at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n

Duterte urged Japanese investors to report to him any complaint regarding hindrances, obstruction or outright corruption and he would ask his Cabinet members to respond to it immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will give you at any hour of the day or night you can contact any of the Cabinet members or your Filipino lawyers or Filipino workers, and you can ask an audience with me in 24 hours and I will talk to you and just let me know what your problem is and we will kill that problem,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Duterte also spelled out the Philippines\u2019 economic priorities which include addressing the issue of economic market access for Philippine agricultural products and service suppliers in the construction of projects.<\/p>\n

He took pride in the Philippines being a \u201cnatural choice\u201d for Japanese companies looking for the manufacturing base in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and high-value Knowledge Process Outsourcing or KPO ventures.<\/p>\n

The President also invited Japanese investors to take part in the \u201cBuild-Build-Build\u201d infrastructure program which is expected to generate jobs for Filipinos.<\/p>\n

He also boasted of the upgraded Philippines\u2019 credit rating to BBB+ by Standard and Poor, the highest rating in our history.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven all these, your investments are assured of protection and gains I guarantee that. And as a matter of fact, I place my honor in what we promised to our partners especially the Japanese and the Japanese people,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Duterte, meanwhile, reiterated the Philippines commitment to maintain a \u201cstable and predictable environment\u201d for business partnerships between the Philippines and Japan.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than Build-Build-Build, let us work together to Grow-Grow-Grow our economies,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Duterte is currently in Tokyo, Japan to attend the 25th Nikkei Conference on the Future of Asia.<\/p>\n

The President\u2019s trip has yielded a total of 26 business agreements and letters of intent worth PHP288.894 billion signed between Philippine and Japanese companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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