President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. on Friday said he is eyeing to forge more business ventures in various fields with Japanese business leaders in the future.&nbsp;
"We look forward to future projects in the following sectors from both portfolio and foreign direct investors as we are certain that these will materialize into a fair return to both parties," the President said in his speech during a dinner hosted by Japanese financial institutions.
"The Philippines is a great investment area as it leads economic recovery and performance in the Asia-Pacific Region, in fact, not only in the region, but also in the whole world," he added.&nbsp;
This comes after the President <a href="https://dzrh.com.ph/post/35-investment-deals-signed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">witnessed</a> the signing of Letters of Intent (LOI) on investments and agreements between the Philippines and leading Japanese firms earlier that day.&nbsp;
According to Marcos, one of the sectors he is looking forward for the country is the knowledge-based technology.&nbsp;
"This will help the Philippines achieve its transformational goal to become a global manufacturing hub for next-generation wiring harnesses, office peripherals, and electronic parts and components," the President said.&nbsp;
Marcos said another sector is the one that entails the Philippines upscaling the processing of the country&rsquo;s &ldquo;green metals into higher-value products.&rdquo;
&ldquo;Converting nickel ore to lithium-ion batteries, and copper ore to wires and cathodes form part of the blooming green economy worldwide,&rdquo; the chief executive added.
The President said the other fields of development include the modernization of the food and health sectors; digital transformation and innovation in Philippine industries via investments in artificial intelligence, biomaterial research and development and data centers; and creation of a &ldquo;creative economy,&rdquo; which he described as &ldquo;a marriage of creativity and technology.&rdquo;
&ldquo;We want to venture into partnerships both in business and capacity-building projects in areas for which Japan is recognized as a global leader &ndash; animation and game development,&rdquo; Marcos said.&nbsp;

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