THE Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) and Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) recently imparted Japan’s peace-building efforts in the Bangsamoro Region. The fourth Jica Chair lecture series at the ADMU Campus in Quezon City entitled “Japan’s Experience on Peace-Building: Bangsamoro’s Journey to Peace” was held on September 20. At the event were Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa,
ON August 8, Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa of Japan signed the exchange of notes with Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo to formalize a loan facility and a grant project under Japan’s official development assistance, or ODA: the Post Disaster Stand-by Loan Phase 3 (PDSL 3) and the Philippine Coast…
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the 17 local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila, and national agencies responsible for managing traffic in the metropolis have approved the action plan that covers various strategies aimed to address traffic-management issues in the metropolis. MMDA’s Acting Chairman Atty. Romando Artes said that…