The Japanese government has provided the Philippines fresh P23.19 billion in loans for critical transport infrastructure projects, including the upgrade of two metro railways and the construction of a higher-capacity airport in Bohol.
Japan has committed to develop the future Bangsamoro territory, and pour more investments in the country, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Thursday.
Benigno Aquino III has expressed the view that a stronger Japan would be a counterweight to the “threatening’’ presence of China in the West Philippine Sea, foreign affairs officials said on Thursday, at the close of a two-day visit by Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida.
President Aquino on Thursday expressed the view that a stronger Japan would be a counterweight to the “threatening” presence of China in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), foreign officials said at the close of a two-day visit by Japanese Foreign Minister Fumiou Kishida.
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has underscored the Philippines’ role as Japan’s strategic partner in the Asia-Pacific as he called for a deeper relationship between the two countries amid the challenges facing the region.
Wednesday’s visit of newly appointed Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida gives the Philippines another opportunity to engage Japan in a solution to its territorial row with China, Filipino officials said Tuesday.
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida will be in Manila for two days to discuss bilateral and regional issues with Philippine officials, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday.
