President Rodrigo Roa Duterte visited Japan’s biggest warship, JS Izumo, a Japanese helicopter carrier which is anchored at the Alava Pier, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, in Olongapo City on June 4, 2017 here for a goodwill visit to the Philippines. As the first head of state to set foot on the ship, Duterte was accorded with military honors and was warmly received by His Excellency Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhide Ishikawa, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister Katsuyuki Kawai, Commander of Escort Flotilla One Rear Admiral Yoshihiro Goka, Commanding Officer of JS Izumo Capt. Yoshihiro Kai, and Commanding Officer of JS Sazanami Hirotaka Okumura. The President and members of his entourage, were given a shipboard tour by the members of the Japanese delegation. Presidential Photo
