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...
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko on Thursday congratulated the people behind the successful launch of Philippine-made Maya-3 and Maya-4 CubeSats to the International Space Station calling it a “new high” in the Japan-Philippines cooperation. Japanese Ambassador to the...
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...
President Duterte expressed confidence that the Philippines will see better and brighter days ahead if the public will support the government in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement during the arrival ceremony for the Sinopharm COVID-19...
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...
BEIJING, China -- Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the fair and reasonable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines across the globe which is crucial in the fight against the pandemic still raging worldwide. Chinese President Xi Jinping (Xinhua) Xi has been leading China to fulfill its...
President Duterte expressed confidence that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will emerge victorious in its fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic like it always does when faced with challenges. The ASEAN leaders meet at the organization’s secretariat building in...
As the government moves to curb the rising cases of coronavirus, President Duterte is grateful for the coronavirus vaccines donated by the United States to the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte tackles the status and direction of the US-Philippine relations with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año attributed the country's fight effective fight so far against the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to the role of the Local Government Units (LGUs). In a press briefing with the President Wednesday...
More poor Filipino families and vulnerable communities having access to social protection programs is envisioned under a cooperation agreement that will be signed between the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the United Nations-Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) on...
With a year left in office, President Duterte is ready to deliver his farewell address to the nation Monday, July 26, after rehearsing the speech four times. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has completed the rehabilitation of an irrigation project in Pampanga that was funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In a statement, NIA said that it has already completed the newly rehabilitated Porac-Gumain River Irrigation System...
