The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) expects more small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines to access financing more easily through its ongoing joint credit initiative with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). JICA Philippines and the BSP on Wednesday, Dec. 11, launched...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is committed to assisting the Philippines in rolling out quality road and bridge infrastructure projects paving the way towards inclusive, resilient as well as sustainable growth and development. "JICA is in the unique position to support the...
Ayala Healthcare Holdings Inc. (AC Health), a member of the Zobel-led Ayala Group, is leading the private sector’s efforts to fight the HIV epidemic in the Philippines through a partnership with the US Agency for International Development (USAID). In a statement, the country’s oldest...
President Marcos has created an Inter-Agency Committee on International Humanitarian Law (IAC-IHL) that will serve as a national committee tasked to assist the government in raising awareness on international humanitarian law. (President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.) The IAC-IHL was created through...
The Senate will be leaving former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s fate in the hands of the Philippine courts as the panel hearing her alleged involvement in the illegal activities of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) concluded its investigation into the case. Senate deputy...
The US government’s aid arm has extended over $8-million (more than P471-million) assistance so far this year to Philippine communities badly hit by a string of strong typhoons that battered the country. In a Nov. 19 statement, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said...
More commuters traversing Quezon City up north and Parañaque City down south will enjoy shorter travel time, thanks to the first phase of the Light Rail Transit-Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite extension, according to the Philippine office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In a...
Mount Fuji (Photo by Andreas Rasmussen) Japan’s Mount Fuji is still snowless as of November 1. The country’s weather agency, in its 130 years of recordkeeping, has consistently observed snowfall on the mountain in October, but now it has yet to see “any measurable snow,” the Japan...
As the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) plans to raise 30 to 40 billion Japanese yen (up to about P15 billion) from its forthcoming gender bond issuance, its chief representative in the Philippines is on the lookout for local projects they can fund, especially in war-torn Mindanao. On...
Wind turbines operate at the Klettwitz Nord solar energy park near Klettwitz, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) The world is set to make abundant energy by the second half of the decade as the production of batteries and solar panels surges — but there'll also be...
Japanese tech firm Spectee Inc.'s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered crisis management information system is expected to enhance disaster response in the Philippines, according to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In a statement, JICA Philippines said its senior representative...
The Board of Investments (BOI) and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) have formalized their partnership to strengthen bilateral trade and investment ties between Manila and Seoul. In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on Oct. 7, 2024, the two agencies committed to jointly...
