10 February 2019 – Ambassador Jose C. Laurel V joins Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr., Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Secretary of Finance Carlos Dominguez III, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, joined Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono for the “Kagamibiraki” (sake breaking ceremony) for the formal opening of the Japanese Consulate General in Davao City. (Photo credit: DFA-Office of Strategic Research and Communications)

Inauguration Ceremony of the Japanese Consulate General in Davao City, Waterfront Insular Hotel, Davao City. (Photo credit: DFA-Office of Strategic Research and Communications)