Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has assured that big-ticket foreign-assisted programs and projects will no longer suffer from delays, given the budget cover included in the proposed 2026 spending plan of the national government. For its part, aid agency Japan International Cooperation Agency...
Six out of 45 projects flagged as problematic in 2023 by the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) have been removed from the list of critical-stage projects, a top official said. This, as DEPDev’s 2024 Official Development Assistance (ODA) Portfolio Review Report released on...
Japan has reaffirmed its commitment to support the Marcos administration’s "Build Better More" program to help promote and strengthen the Philippines’ bid for an upper middle-income status country. (From left) Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Mori Masafumi and Japanese Ambassador to...
Australia will extend to the Philippines over P4 billion yearly or a total of more than P20 billion in official development assistance (ODA) grants to priority programs and projects under a new five-year plan. Launched on Thursday, Oct. 17, the Australia-Philippines Development Partnership Plan...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported a substantial increase in concessional loan disbursements received by the Philippines from its development partners last year, primarily earmarked for financing infrastructure projects. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said on...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (4th, right side) and Japanese Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga (center, left side) meet at the Tokyo parliamentary building late Tuesday morning. They share a moment of camaraderie and diplomatic dialogue aimed at strengthening the ties between the Philippines and Japan....
The Philippines and France have inked a financial and development cooperation agreement aimed at tackling poverty and fostering inclusive growth for Filipinos, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. On June 7, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of...
Japan has extended P121 million in grant assistance to the Philippines to provide Filipinos the opportunity to study in Japanese universities. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya on Friday led the signing and exchange of diplomatic notes ceremony for the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said that the Philippine government is on track to finalize four loan agreements with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) this year. According to the DOF, these loan agreements, estimated at $1.5 billion (P86.4 billion), are earmarked for projects...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo has signed the diplomatic notes for Japan’s official development assistance (ODA) worth P92.701 billion (JPY250 billion) for road and subway projects aimed at modernizing the country’s infrastructure. Department of...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to the Philippines will pave the way for stronger economic and security cooperation between the two nations, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. “Prime Minister Kishida’s visit to the country couldn’t be more timely given recent...
Issues related to the West Philippine Sea are among the topics President Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio are expected to discuss during the latter's visit in Manila. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Japan Prime Minister Kishida Fumio (Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos...
