July 8 2024 Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko and Defense Minister Kihara Minoru meets with President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. for a joint courtesy call at the Malacanang Palace on monday. Foreign Minister Kamikawa and Defense Minister Kihara are in the Philippines for the 2nd Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting (2+2), the highest consultative mechanism that will deepen security and defense policy coordination between Manila and Tokyo. Japan recently expressed support for the 2016 arbit

Itinalaga sina Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, at Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III bilang mga tagapangasiwa ng pamahalaan habang nasa Vatican si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., ayon sa Malacañang nitong Huwebes.

Kumpirmado ni Bersamin sa isang text message na sila ni Remulla at Estrella ang bubuo sa caretaker committee sa panahon ng biyahe ng Pangulo.

Nakatakdang lumipad ang Pangulo at ang Unang Ginang Liza Araneta-Marcos patungong Vatican City Huwebes ng gabi upang dumalo sa libing ni Pope Francis sa St. Peter’s Square sa Sabado, Abril 26 (oras sa Maynila).