UPDATE 1-Bearing aid gift, Japan's Abe visits Philippines as Duterte's first top guest

MANILA, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in the Philippines on Thursday for a two-day trip aimed at shoring up ties with its mercurial new leader and boosting Tokyo's economic foothold in the face of anticipated competition from China. [Source]

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