The Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and Export Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) vowed to support the Laguna Lakeshore Road Network (LLRN) project. The ADB has committed $1.2 billion as the initial tranche of funding, while the AIIB is contributing $188...
A new set of US troops have arrived in the Philippines to train with their Filipino counterpart as Washington continues to bolster its “cooperative relations with important allies and partners” in the region, the US military announced. US marines and sailors are now in the country as part of...
Japan will help the Philippines achieve its ambition to become an upper middle-income economy through sustained official development assistance (ODA), according to Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) president Akihiko Tanaka. At an online press briefing commemorating JICA's 70th...
(Front to back) The BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS16), HMCS Montreal (FFH336), and USS Lake Erie (CG70) with BRP Jose Rizal (FF150) on the lead, sail in formation during the multilateral maritime cooperative activity by the Australia, Canada, Philippines, and United States in the West Philippine Sea...
The aid agencies of the US and Japan plan to jointly roll-out development projects in the Philippines, according to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). In a statement, USAID said its administrator Samantha Power met with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)...
Seventeen Japanese companies participated in the business matchmaking event to connect with Filipino business partners and market technologies in agriculture, disaster risk reduction, and the environment. Hosted by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation...
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said the Philippine government secured about P13 billion in loans from the South Korean government to finance the new Dumaguete Airport Development project. Recto and Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) Chairman and President Yoon Hee-sung signed on Wednesday, Aug....
EMBARGO FOR MONDAY The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is being engaged by the Philippine government to undertake updated inventory of the prospective sites for new hydropower developments in the country, according to the Department of Energy. In a statement to the media, the DOE...
A three-year technical cooperation project is underway to improve fixed-route service for public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Metro Manila, such as buses, jeepneys, and Utility Van Express services. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) signed...
The Japanese government conducted a three-day cybersecurity risk management training for government workers to enhance the country’s ability to address data breaches. The training is part of the two-year work plan of the ongoing project for the Department of Information and Communications...
Foreign and defense ministers of Japan on Monday, July 8, described as a significant milestone the signing of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between Tokyo and Manila, a pact that would allow the joint exercises and improve interoperability between troops of both nations. Japanese...
The Philippines and Greece agreed to advance and improve their defense relationship amid numerous global and regional issues, high-ranking officials of both countries announced on Wednesday, June 19. (From right) DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo meets with Defense Minister Nikos Dendias during...
