Philippines, US, Japan talk about Luzon Economic Corridor at IPBF

The Philippines, United States, and Japan held inaugural discussions on the Luzon Economic Corridor on the sidelines of the recent Indo-Pacific Business Forum , a prominent public-private event hosted by the US.

According to a statement from the US State Department, Presidential Adviser for Investment and Economic Affairs Frederick Go met with US Senior Advisor to the President for Energy and Investment Amos Hochstein and Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General for International Cooperation Bureau Ishizuki Hideo on Tuesday, May 21.

“The Steering Committee aims to implement the Trilateral Leaders’ commitment in April to develop the Luzon Economic Corridor under the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Investment Accelerator,” the statement said. During the discussions, the partners identified priority sectors for collaboration, reviewed potential projects, and agreed to hold future meetings on a quarterly basis.It is designed to enhance connectivity among Subic Bay, Clark, Manila, and Batangas while facilitating strategic investments in high-impact infrastructure projects. These projects will span areas such as rail, port modernization, agribusiness, clean energy, and semiconductor supply chains and deployments.

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