The public has no reason to be alarmed as intensified border and seaborne patrols are being continuously implemented in the country’s maritime waters amid the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ alert on potential terrorist attacks in Southeast Asia, PCG Commandant Vice Admiral Leopoldo Laroya...
The Department of National Defense (DND) called for calm Tuesday night, September 14, as it said it would validate the threat alert issued by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Philippines and five other Southeast Asian countries due to possible terrorist attacks. (File photo by MANILA...
Authorities have not received information on possible terror threat in the country so far, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said in reaction to the warning of the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs about potential attacks in Southeast Asia. But PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said they...
The Embassy of Japan in Manila on Tuesday confirmed that they have received information about a possible terror attack that may occur in any of the six Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (via Twitter/MOFA) In a statement, the Embassy said the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced Tuesday, September 14, that it is checking on the veracity of reports about Japan's supposed issuance of a threat alert regarding "increased risks" of terrorist activities in six Southeast Asian nations including the Philippines. (File photo by...
TOKYO, Japan -- Over 50 percent of Japan's population had received two shots of a COVID-19 vaccine, the minister in charge of the coronavirus response said on Sunday. Yasutoshi Nishimura, economy minister and virus czar, said on a TV program that "If vaccination moves ahead at the current pace, it...
More than 300 Japanese guests from Japan’s leading corporate and financial institutions have participated in the virtual Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) that highlighted the Duterte administration’s efforts to push for a much stronger and more inclusive economy in the post-COVID-19 pandemic...
The Japan Ambassador to the Philippines has expressed his support on Thursday, Sept. 9, on the appointment of the new Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant, saying it would ensure promotion of safe and peace in the Indo-Pacific region. (L-R) PCG Commandant Vice Admiral Leopoldo Laroya, DOTr...
Photo from PBA Dwight Ramos said the lucrative opportunity of signing with the Toyama Grouses in Japan’s B.League was something that he couldn’t pass up. Ramos joined the growing list of Filipino cagers heading to the Land of Rising Sun after inking a one-year deal with the Grouses, thus...
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...
A Japanese agricultural council is aiming to grant farmers in Benguet a solar-powered cold storage facility that will preserve local produce and eventually eliminatie post-harvest losses. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) But Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar said...
The Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd. (JCR) affirmed the Philippines’ credit rating, but it expects a slow pace economic recovery this year due to the rapidly spreading Delta variant. Japan Credit Rating In a statement, JCR said Monday, Sept. 6, that it maintained the credit rating for the...
