te . ▁In ▁October , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁tal ks ▁about ▁the ▁defense ▁treat y ▁was ▁rev ived ▁when ▁the ▁government ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁possible ▁treat y ▁' may ' ▁be ▁discussed ▁by ▁D uter te ▁and ▁A be ▁during ▁D uter te ' s ▁first ▁official ▁visit ▁to ▁Japan . ▁The ▁visit ▁however ▁resulted ▁in ▁no ▁tal ks ▁regarding ▁the ▁possible ▁treat y ▁after ▁D uter te ▁decided ▁to ▁al ly ▁himself ▁with ▁China . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁blind fold ed ▁Filip ina ▁comfort ▁women ▁statue ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁Man ila , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁was ▁partly ▁fund ed ▁by ▁Chinese ▁business men ▁who ▁Philipp ine ▁president ▁Rod r igo ▁D uter te ▁was ▁w oo ing ▁for ▁lo ans . ▁Major ity ▁of ▁Filip inos ▁support ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁the ▁statue , ▁but ▁disapp ro ve ▁its ▁Chinese - fund ed ▁orig ins . ▁By ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁comfort ▁woman ▁statue ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁capital ▁after ▁D uter te ▁met ▁with ▁Japanese ▁diplom ats . ▁ ▁Country ▁comparison ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Japanese ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁Japanese ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁Filip inos ▁in ▁Japan ▁Dom ▁Just o ▁Tak ay ama ▁( T ak ay ama ▁U kon ) ▁Dom ingo ▁S ia zon ▁Mar cos ▁sc and als ▁T aft – K ats ura ▁Ag re ement ▁Di w