Last Updated: May 22 2007

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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shakes hands with Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita before she left for Tokyo Tuesday afternoon (May 22) to start her four-day official visit to Japan which will involve meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, members of the Japanese Diet, and Japanese businessmen. The President will also attend the 13th Nikkei Conference on the Future of Asia along with other state leaders, former prime ministers and top business executives from around the world. Also in photo is Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez (second from left). (Rey Baniquet-OPS/NIB Photo).