Philippines eyes $100 billion in investment deals from summit with U.S., Japan

Philippines eyes $100 billion in investment deals from summit with U.S., Japan

The Philippines is eyeing around $100 billion in investment deals in the next five to 10 years from the country's trilateral summit with the United States and Japan, the presidential office said in a statement, quoting its ambassador to Washington.

The investments would cover a range of different sectors including energy and digital infrastructure, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said, quoting Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manual Romualdez.

"We're talking about a hundred billion in investments in the next five to ten years," the PCO said, quoting Romualdez.

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