The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), in partnership with the Philippine-Japan Business Council (PJBC), successfully completed its 2025 Business Mission to Japan from July 7–12, covering Tokyo and the Kansai Region (Osaka and Kyoto). The mission aimed to boost business cooperation, investment, and opportunities between Philippine and Japanese businesses.
In Tokyo, the delegation held meetings including a networking event with the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), courtesy calls to JCCI Chairman Ken Kobayashi, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Chairman Ishiguro Norihiko, and Philippine Ambassador to Japan H.E. Mylene Garcia-Albano. Key agreements included a cooperation deal with the Organization for Small &amp; Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN (SME Support Japan) signed by PCCI Pres. Consul Enunina V. Mangio and SME Support Japan Chairman and CEO Tadashi Miyagawa for SME development, and a Memorandum of Understanding with the Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center (OECC), signed by Pres. Mangio and OECC President Dr. Kazuhiko Takemoto, on sustainability. The delegation also visited Mitsubishi Motors and Kewpie Corporation.
In Kansai, the PCCI delegation met with Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) Chairman Torii Shingo and co-hosted the Philippine-Japan Investment Promotion Forum focused on manufacturing, fintech, education, wellness, and infrastructure. Facilitated by SME Support Japan, B2B meetings connected Filipino and Japanese companies. A strategic dialogue with Kansai Economic Federation Chairman Masayoshi Matsumoto covered infrastructure, labor mobility, and cooperation. Visits included locations such as Omron Corporation in Kyoto, the Osaka Entrepreneurial Museum, and an official tour of the Philippines Pavilion in the Expo 2025.
With 44 delegates from national and local PCCI chapters, the mission was led by PCCI Pres. Consul Enunina V. Mangio, alongside Executive Vice President Ferdinand A. Ferrer, Vice President for International Affairs Jude G. Aguilar, Directors William Co and Arturo C. Guerrero III, Area Vice President for the National Capital Region Dr. Hernando Delizo, and Philippines-Japan Business Council Chairman Ramon D. Escueta.

The PCCI, in partnership with the Philippine-Japan Business Council (PJBC), successfully completed its 2025 Business Mission to Japan