SATURDAY NEWS FORUM (APRIL 13, 2024)

ECONOMIC DISCUSSIONS. Professors and political analysts Joshua Espeña, Renato De Castro and Don Mclain Gill, and Philippine National Railways Chair Michael Ted Macapagal (from left) guest at the Saturday News Forum at Dapo Restaurant in Quezon City on April 13, 2024. The three educators said the Philippines-United States-Japan consolidated efforts will address better emerging challenges, including at the West Philippine Sea; while Macapagal said the county’s alliance with Japan and the US is not just about defense security but also improved infrastructure, such as Japan International Cooperation Agency-funded railways projects. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler)