Duterte visits Japan Navy ships docked in Subic

President Rodrigo on Saturday visited the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Escort Flotilla Four at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Olongapo City.

The fleet arrives at the at the Alava Wharf in Subic Bay on September 1 for a five-day goodwill visit to the country.

President Rodrigo Duterte is accompanied by Japan’s Naval officials as he is accorded with foyer honors upon his arrival at the JS KAGA(DDH-184), one of Japan’s largest Military ship. pic.twitter.com/rVEz3t7TQA

— JP Soriano (@jpsoriano) September 1, 2018

Duterte is accompanied by Japan’s Naval officials as he is accorded with foyer honors upon his arrival at the JS KAGA(DDH-184), one of Japan’s largest Military ship, a tweet by GMA News' JP Soriano.

President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to tour the visiting Japanese Naval Ships from Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) here at the SBMA port. pic.twitter.com/pqS67pqpI8

— JP Soriano (@jpsoriano) September 1, 2018

The JMSDF's Escort Flotilla Four is comprised of helicopter carrier Japanese Ship (JS) Kaga (DDH-184) with five SH-6OK patrol helicopters, an Azuki-class destroyer JS Suzutsuki (DD-117), a Murasame-class destroyer JS Inazuma (DD-105), and more or less 850 officers and crew.

According to Navy spokesperson Commander Jonathan Zata, the port visit of the JMSDF Escort Division 4 will be part of the normal port calls aimed to engage personnel to naval exercises. —Ted Cordero/LBG, GMA News