The Department of Finance (DOF) has endorsed the Subic Bay Regional Development Master Plan that will serve as blueprint to maximize the economic development potentials of the former US naval base and its surrounding areas. The DOF announced Tuesday, April 26, its official endorsement of the Subic...
The governments of the Philippines and Japan signed a P112.87 billion loan agreement, the second tranche funding for the construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project, the country's first-ever underground railway. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, on behalf of the Philippine government, and...
Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship by Japanese Grant Aid (JDS) Philippines launches the book, Contemporary Development Issues in the Philippines The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship by Japanese Grant Aid (JDS) Philippines has published a book titled, Contemporary...
Officers and personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) that will handle the Japan-made 97-meter Multi-Role Response Vessel (MRRV) got their "crash course" in handling the ship after a successful tour of the Patrol Vessel (PV) Kunisaki of the 7th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters of the Japan...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) held a symbolic blast on Friday, Nov. 19, to officially start the construction of a 2.3 kilometer road two-tube mountain tunnel in Davao City. The road tunnel is part of the 10.7 kilometers Contract Package I-1 of the Davao City Bypass Construction...
Expect the start of construction in the coming days for the final stage of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) project with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the Pasig-Marikina River Channel Improvement Project (PMRCIP). The Phase 4 of PMRCIP of the DPWH and JICA...
Closer international cooperation is a must in order to speed up the Asia-Pacific region’s economic recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while also addressing the challenges of climate change. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) President Duterte made this call during the...
After years of partnership that led to large-scale infrastructure of the government’s ‘Build! Build! Build!’ program, the tie-up between the Philippines and Japan, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will continue with projects aimed at improving transport infrastructures in...
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) have wrapped up their agricultural and agrarian development cooperation in Mindanao after nine years of implementation. On September 2, a project exit conference was held in General Santos City to celebrate the...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) have finally concluded a nine-year project that supported farming communities in most conflict areas in Mindanao that were lacking vital rural infrastructure and capacity-building measures to make their...
Japan has released Y10 billion (approximately P4.6 billion) to the Government of the Philippines the final tranche of the Post Disaster Standby Loan Phase 2 (PDSL 2) to supplement the country’s response to catastrophes and health emergencies such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “I hope this...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) approved the fourth and final tranche of its standby loan, which will be used in the Philippines’ post-pandemic recovery programs, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. JICA In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the...
