Marcos meets Japan's National Security Adviser Akiba Takeo in courtesy call
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. welcomes Mr. Akiba Takeo, National Security Adviser of Japan, during a courtesy call on Thursday, 19 December 2024, at the Study Room, Malacañan Palace, Manila. During the meeting, the president presented a token and a birthday cake to Akiba Takeo, who celebrates his 65th birthday today. Also present at the meeting were officials from the Philippine and Japanese governments, including Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, National Security Adviser Eduardo Año, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, Philippine Ambassador to Japan Mylene Garcia J. Garcia-Allano, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya, Mr. Yamamoto Takeomi, Director of the National Security Secretariat of Japan, Mr. Fujii Taro, Counsellor and Executive Assistant to the NSA, National Security Secretariat of Japan, Col. Maeda Takasuke, Councilor, National Security Secretariat, Mr. Nakamura Koh, Secondary Secretary, Embassy of Japan, Mr. Niimi Kentaro, Deputy Counsellor, National Security Secretariat, among others.
Photo by Yummie Dingding/PPA Pool
