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Understanding the value of sustainable practices to protect the world we live in is a lesson worth learning, according to a group of Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) students, who visited Japan for an educational tour under the Sakura Science Program (SSP). T.I.P. College of Business Education standouts Von Eryl Morano, Maria Bernadette White, Erick Jose Velasco, Harvey Pajarillaga, and […]
A delegation of Philippine senators led by Senate President Migz Zubiri recently met with their counterparts in the Japanese Diet, particularly members of the Japan Philippine Parliamentarians Friendship League (JPPFL), headed by Chairman Moriyama Hiroshi. During the meeting, Zubiri, Moriyama, and their colleagues discussed Japanese-Philippine bilateral relations, especially in the areas of trade and industry, […]
Tourism stakeholders in Japan express bullishness on doing business in the Philippines as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assured them of the Philippine government’s continued support for the sector during the high-level meet held as part of the President’s official visit to Japan. During the meeting, Marcos reiterated that tourism is vital for economic resurgence, thus […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco sees the working visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Japan as a boost for the Philippine tourism industry, after Japanese stakeholders expressed optimism on the points of collaboration laid out by the Chief Executive himself. “We are very thankful to the President for making time for the tourism stakeholders […]
Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chief Representative to the Philippines Sakamoto Takema recently signed the Minutes of the Meeting to Amend the Records of Discussion for the technical cooperation project of DA and JICA on Market Driven Enhancement of Vegetable Value Chain in the Philippines (MVC2). […]
Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte and Sennan City Mayor Yamamoto Yuma signed a Memorandum of Intent signifying their commitment to pursue the sisterhood agreement between two cities. The signing of the MOI was done during the courtesy visit of Yamamoto to Duterte. The Sennan mayor was in Davao City recently together with a 10-man delegation […]
Representatives of the Embassy of Japan and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), headed by Economic Minister Nihei Daisuke and First Secretary and Agriculture Attache Tachikawa Jumpei, paid a courtesy call to the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently to identify key areas of agricultural cooperation between the Philippines and Japan. DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban […]
The city government of Surigao and the government of Japan paid respects to the Japanese soldiers who lost their lives during the Battle of Surigao Strait in a ceremony. The candle lighting and wreath-laying ceremony at the Japanese Cremation Site inside the Surigao del Norte National High School (SDNNHS) ground were led by Mayor Pablo […]
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople ordered the Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs) in Japan and Taiwan to continue monitoring the conditions of OFWs and be ready to provide aid if needed. Ople also directed the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to be ready to extend assistance to OFWs in these two countries. The […]
Senator Koko Pimentel mourned the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe whom he said paved the way for invigorated and strong relations between the Philippines and Japan. “I am deeply shocked to hear the news about the senseless attack on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. As Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, I personally witnessed […]