The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) announced on Tuesday that it has appointed a new chief representative in the country effective March this year. Sakamoto Takema will be taking over Jica Philippines from former Chief Representative Azukizawa Eigo who steered Jica’s operations in the Philippines amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Prior…
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez (left foreground) and JICA Chief Representative Azukizawa Eigo (right foreground), joined by (background from left) DOTr Undersecretary Timothy John Batan, Finance Undersecretary Mark Dennis Joven, and Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines KOSHIKAWA Kazuhiko at th
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended a ¥329-million grant to the Philippines aimed at further developing human resources in the country.