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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AFP) — Eighteen melon-headed whales washed up on the shores of Mauritius on Wednesday, the country’s fisheries minister said, dismissing any link to a devastating oil spill earlier this month. The whales, some of which were still alive when they were found and later died, were stranded on the south-eastern beaches of Grand Sable, and some of them had injuries. Fisheries minister Sudheer Maudhoo told a press conference that all 18 of the […]
(Eagle News) – Japan and the Philippines on Tuesday, May 15, signed an agreement that would allow for a P970-million grant to support ongoing rehabilitation efforts in Marawi. In a statement, the Department of Finance said that the agreement, which will cover “infrastructure projects, particularly the construction of transcentral roads that need to be rebuilt immediately in the war-ravaged communities,” was signed by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) chief representative in […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nasa P3.5 bilyon piso ang nawawalang oportunidad sa Metro Manila kada araw dahil sa lumalalang sitwasyon ng trapiko. Ito ang inihayag ng Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) batay na rin sa ginawang Transport Infrastructure Roadmap Study para sa Metro Manila. Sinabi ni JICA Philippines Chief Representative Susumi ito, “Mas malala ngayon ang traffic sa Metro Manila kaya naman suportado ng JICA ang “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program ng administrasyon.” Sa […]
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 5 – The Department of Agriculture is proposing a P900-million Japanese Yen Loan with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the full mechanization of farming in a first batch of 10,000 hectares of selected rice farms under a program to modernize Philippine agriculture and help realize the Duterte Administration’s goals of producing and making available affordable food to Filipinos. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said that under the Philippine Agricultural Modernization Program, […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Lalo pa umanong titindi ang problema sa trapiko sa bansa sa susunod na dalawa o tatlong taon. Ito ang pangamba ni Senator JV Ejercito kung hindi maisasakatuparan ng Duterte administration ang modernong railways system sa bansa. Ayon sa Senador, interesado ang Japan International Cooperation Agency o JICA at iba pang mga negosyante sa Japan na tumulong at isagawa ang railways system.
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Imumungkahi ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM) na isulong ang non-stop o 24-hour construction sa mga urban projects. Pahayag ito ni Budget Sec. Benjamin Diokno kasunod na rin ng mga inilatag na programa ng administrasyong Duterte. Sinabi ni Diokno na base sa pag-aaral ng Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), umaabot sa 2.4 billion pesos ang nawawala sa ekonomiya ng bansa kada araw dahil sa trapiko. Kabilang sa sanhi ng […]
MANILA, Feb. 2 (PNA) — Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) outlined 26 anchor projects for peace and development in Mindanao under the final draft of the proposed Bangsamoro Development Plan (BDP) 2 or the Medium- to Long-Term Development Plan. The Development Plan is among components of JICA’s Comprehensive Capacity Development Project for the Bangsamoro and is meant to act as useful reference or guide for the future development undertaking not […]
Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. on Monday said the government remains committed to solve the traffic congestion in the National Capital Region (NCR). “Determinado ang pamahalaan na gawin ang nararapat upang tumugon sa pangangailangan ng mga mamamayang naninirahan at naghahanapbuhay sa NCR at kanugnog na rehiyon,” Coloma said in a statement. “Inaprubahan na ng NEDA (National Economic Development Authority) Board noon pang Hunyo 2014 at ipinapatupad na ang mga batayang prinsipyo ng Mega Manila Dream […]
