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(Eagle News) — Japan continued to help the Philippines amid the virus pandemic, as the Philippines and Japan signed two loan agreements worth a combined P75.5 billion (about 154 billion yen) for two big-ticket projects in the Visayas and Mindanao under the “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program. The loan agreements were signed on Tuesday, June 16, as the approval of the loans for the two projects were fast-tracked through high-level consultations between the Philippines […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has signed a $202.04-million loan agreement with Japan for the financing of the construction and improvement of roads in Mindanao’s conflict-affected areas, including the war-torn city of Marawi. According to the Department of Finance, quoting the Japan International Cooperation Agency, the amount includes funding for consulting services and civil works covering 176.6 kilometers of access roads, including 19.8 km of the Marawi Ring Road and 23 km of the Marawi […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 27, said it would be monitoring the progress of the Metro Manila Subway project, the country’s first-ever underground railway system that aims to link Quezon City to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement on the day the project, which is part of the government’s Build, Build, Build program, broke ground in Valenzuela City. “The Office of the President… commits its […]
(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 […]
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Aabot sa mahigit isang bilyong Japanese yen o katumbas ng mahigit walong daang milyong piso ang ipagkakaloob ng Japanese government sa Pilipinas para sa drug rehabilitation program. Sa signing ceremony ng Department of Health (DOH) at ng Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Isinapormal ang kasunduan ng pagtutulungan ng Pilipinas at Japan sa anti-illegal drugs campaign. Ayon sa JICA, pareho ang layon ng dalawang bansa […]
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.
(Eagle News) – The Philippines now has its first-ever disaster-resilient metropolis. President Benigno S. Aquino lll himself led the groundbreaking ceremony of Clark Green City, the country’s first smart, green and disaster-resilient metropolis, in Sitio Baloy, Barangay Aranguren. Aquino was assisted by Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President and Chief Executive Officer Arnel Paciano Casanova and Chairperson Maria Aurora Geotina-Garcia, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento, and Public Works and Highways […]
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 […]
MANILA – Japanese Ambassador Kazuhide Ishikawa and Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. Del Rosario exchanged notes for two (2) yen loan projects amounting to 33.689 billion yen (approximately 12.377 billion pesos) on August 25, 2015 at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) of the Philippines. On the same day, President of JICA Akihiko Tanaka and Secretary of Finance Cesar V. Purisima signed the loan agreements for the two yen loan projects. Secretary of Public Works […]
