Palace AO creates organizing committee for ‘25 Osaka expo

THE Department of Tourism (DOT) will be spearheading the Philippine Organizing Committee (POC) for the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.

In his A dministrative Order (AO) No.

7, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced the composition of the committee, to be led by the Tourism Secretary as its chair and commissioner-general.

It will be vice-chaired by the Trade Secretary and its members will include respective secretaries of the Departments of Foreign

Affairs (DFA), Budget and Management (DBM), Labor and Employment (DOLE), Finance (DOF), Science and Technology (DOST), Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Health (DOH), and the National Economic and Development Authority. Each of the members, however, may designate an alternate, which must have a rank not lower than an assistant secretary or its equivalent.

Foremost of the task of the POC will be to formulate plans and activities as well as organize and manage requirements for the country’s participation in the Expo 2025 Osaka.

It will also ser ve as the coordinating body between the private and public sector participants in the event; recommend or issue guidelines for preparations for the expo; accept or receive sponsorship, donations and other gratuitous transfer of funds or properties related to the Osaka expo; and undertake marketing campaigns and promotional activities also related to the event.

The Expo 2025 Osaka will be held from April 13 to October 13, 2025 in Osaka, Kansai, Japan with the theme, “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.” Marcos said the country’s participation in the event aims to promote the country in the international community as a tourism destination and one of the rising investment locations in the Asia Pacific Region. The President said he also hopes it will further strengthen the country’s bilateral relationship with Japan. Samuel P. Medenilla